ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthro 1 20
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1859 publication of first addition of darwins book. Principle of fixity of species-stated that species were immutable or unchangeable after their creation. First person to propose mechanic theory of how species change over time. Theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics (theory of use and disuse) Theory of catastrophism-in the past there were a series of sudden and violent geological and climatic changes that periodically led to the extinction of species in the affected regions. After the cataclysmic event subsided, the area was repopulated by migration of similar looking, but not identical, species from neighboring areas. Theory of uniformitarianism-forces acting today that shape the earth are the same forces that acted in the past. Wrote an essay on the principle of population. Human population size has the exponential for great increase. Wrote the book on the origin of species published in 1859. Those organisms with favorable traits will survive longer and produce more offspring.
