Adaptation (biology) Adaptation Adaptation is the evolutionary process by which populations become better suited to their environment through heritable changes. Covers mechanisms, types, examples, constraints and…
Adaptive radiation: rapid diversification of lineages Adaptive radiation Adaptive radiation is the rapid diversification of a lineage into multiple species that occupy different ecological roles, often after new opportunities, innovations, or extinction…
Alfred Russel Wallace: naturalist, biogeographer and co-discoverer of natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace British naturalist (1823–1913) who independently proposed natural selection, mapped the Wallace Line, and pioneered biogeography through extensive fieldwork in the Amazon and Malay…
Charles Darwin's Books: scope, major works and lasting influence Charles Darwin's books Survey of Charles Darwin's principal books, their subjects, structure, historical context, and influence on sciences such as geology, zoology, botany and evolutionary biology.
Darwin's finches: Galápagos birds and a classic example of adaptive radiation Darwin's finches A concise overview of Darwin's finches: their diversity, distinctive beaks, role in the study of natural selection, later research, and their continuing importance for evolutionary…
Evolution (biological process) Evolution Biological evolution is the change in populations of organisms over generations through mechanisms such as natural selection, mutation and drift; it explains biodiversity, common a…
Natural selection: the mechanism of adaptive evolution Natural selection Natural selection is the process by which heritable traits that improve survival or reproduction become more common in populations, driving adaptation and shaping biological divers…
