BIOL 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Great Chain Of Being, Philosophie Zoologique, James Hutton
8 May 2020
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The early and persistent concept of essentialism led to the descriptions of how organism are structured naturally. Both hutton and lyell were influential in the development of geology as a science. Lamarck was made famous for developing one of the first accepted theories of evolution. While incorrect, lamarck theorized that individual species differ because of different environmental needs. Acquired characters were passed onto offspring (i. e. giraffe grows a longer neck to reach taller branches, therefore the offspring will have longer necks) Charles darwin and alfred wallace developed the theory. Charles darwin and alfred wallace developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin"s famous voyage upon the beagle as a compainion to capt. Darwin took over duties as naturalist on the voyage, returned famous. "more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive;" "there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence"
