A report on Charles Darwin
English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.
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On the Origin of Species
55 linksOn the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
Second voyage of HMS Beagle
30 linksThe second survey expedition of HMS Beagle, under captain Robert FitzRoy who had taken over command of the ship on its first voyage after the previous captain, Pringle Stokes, committed suicide.
The second survey expedition of HMS Beagle, under captain Robert FitzRoy who had taken over command of the ship on its first voyage after the previous captain, Pringle Stokes, committed suicide.
At the age of 22, the graduate Charles Darwin hoped to see the tropics before becoming a parson and accepted the opportunity.
Evolution
22 linksChange in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
The theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-19th century and was set out in detail in Darwin's book On the Origin of Species.
Alfred Russel Wallace
19 linksBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator.
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator.
His paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings in 1858, which would later prompt Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species.
Natural selection
27 linksDifferential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.
Differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.
Charles Darwin popularised the term "natural selection", contrasting it with artificial selection, which in his view is intentional, whereas natural selection is not.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
13 linksThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection.
Modern synthesis (20th century)
10 linksThe modern synthesis was the early 20th-century synthesis reconciling Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and Gregor Mendel's ideas on heredity in a joint mathematical framework.
Charles Lyell
13 linksScottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.
Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.
He was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and contributed significantly to Darwin's thinking on the processes involved in evolution.
Thomas Henry Huxley
18 linksEnglish biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy.
English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy.
He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Richard Owen
13 linksEnglish biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist.
English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist.
An outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, Owen agreed with Darwin that evolution occurred, but thought it was more complex than outlined in Darwin's On the Origin of Species.