ANTH 1001 Lecture : Anthropology 1001 Tague Introduction Notes
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Carl von linne- latin tax. /origin of species: known as carolus linnaeus, believed species were created by god and were not able to evolve over time but rather were permanent as its creation. Georges cuvier: theory of catastrophism, animals were extinct but similar animals appeared in the region of those extinct. Charles lyell: theory of uniformitarianism, forces existing today that shape the earth are the same as those that acted in the past, expanded the belief on how old the earth is. Thomas malthus: essay on the principle of population. Charles darwin (1809-1882: theory of natural selection to explain transformation of a species over time, observations on galapagos islands, 1859- the origin of species , darwin"s theory of natural selection, 1. Reproductive potential of a population is great, but actual population size remains stable: 2. Resources in the environment are in limited supply; there is competition among individuals for the resources: 3. Biological variation is normal in population: 4.
