BIOL 1500 Chapter Notes -Adaptationism, Richard Lewontin, Biogeography
3 Feb 2014
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Alfred russel wallace- british naturalist, also came up with idea of evolution by natural selection. Independently came to similar conclusions around time darwin published his book. Jean-baptiste lamarck- first put forth the idea of evolution, hypothesized inheritance of traits. First to state clearly that organisms adapt to their environments. Thomas malthus- wrote essay on principle of population where he observed populations growing exponentially but eventually limited by resources --reach carrying capacity--inspired darwins theory of natural selection which he called the struggle for existence . British naturalist who proposed an alternative view of how species arose. Concluded living things are related and have changed over millions of years. Went against what everyone during his time believed. Entered university to study for ministry (urged by father) Charles darwin proposed how different species of animals arose. Species- group of individuals that regularly breed together - distinct from other species in appearance or behavior.
