BILD 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thomas Robert Malthus, Selective Breeding, Chelonoidis
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Darwin was not working in a vacuum: this is natural selection. Charles darwin (february 12, 1809-1882: son of an english doctor, dropped out of medical school; studied theology at. Cambridge: married emma wedgwood (1st cousin) in 1839. They had 10 children (!!!: natural history was his passionate hobby. Wealthy, so he didn"t have to have a real job. Gentlemen"s naturalist: 1831 darwin invited to be a volunteer naturalist aboard the hms beagle, which was sent to map waters around south america. Voyage of the hms beagle (1831-1836: the great adventure of darwin"s life. Cape verde islands: darwin found a ring of white sedimentary rock containing marine shells around. Santiago (s otiago) about 15 meters above sea level: he argued there must have been some uplift with the old sea floor now raised above sea level. It was a visual reminder that the earth is different now than in the earth.
