Evolutionary thought, the recognition that species change over time and the perceived understanding of how such processes work, has roots in antiquity—in...

in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection...

the possibility of common descent. Though he was opposed to evolution, Buffon is a key figure in the history of evolutionary thought; his work would influence...

important stage in the history of evolutionary thought and influenced the subsequent reaction to Darwin's theory. Transmutation was one of the names commonly...

swift rise from 200 Ma to the present. History of evolutionary thought On the Origin of Species Speciation Taxonomy of commonly fossilised invertebrates Treatise...

biological evolution began to emerge, adding further strands in the history of evolutionary thought. The word evolution (from the Latin evolutio, meaning "to unroll...

Hardy–Weinberg principle – heredity – hierarchy of life – history of evolutionary thought – history of speciation – homologous chromosomes – homology (biology)...

England Darwinism – Theory of biological evolution History of evolutionary thought By period or event Evolutionary ideas of the Renaissance and Enlightenment –...

historical study of classical evolutionary thought, drawing extensively upon primary documents; the second is a constructive critique of the modern synthesis...

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