Darwinian evolution & natural selection
“Platonic Ideal”. Scala Naturae: Great Chain of Being.
Evolution Definition? –Most broadly: “change” (Latin evolvere “to unfold or unroll” –Still broad: “descent with modification” –Biological evolution: “change.
An example story… Questions: –What is the role of selection in diversification? –Can spatial heterogeneity promote the emergence of multiple, coexisting.
Evolution before Darwin Lamarck: Philosophie Zoologique (1809) OEB 192 – 10.09.08 Prior theme music: //.
