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  2. sciencing.com › natural-selection-definitionNatural Selection: Definition, Darwin's Theory, Examples ...

    Jun 4, 2019 · Natural selection is the mechanism that causes evolutionary change, helping organisms adapt to their environment. Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace published simultaneous papers in the subject in 1858, and Darwin subsequently published many additional works on evolution and natural selection.

  3. www.nationalgeographic.org › natural-selectionNatural Selection - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · English naturalist Charles Darwin developed the idea of natural selection after a five-year voyage to study plants, animals, and fossils in South America and on islands in the Pacific. In 1859, he brought the idea of natural selection to the attention of the world in his best-selling book, On the Origin of Species.

  4. bio.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Introductory_and18.1B: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection - Biology LibreTexts

    Oct 31, 2023 · Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently developed the theories of evolution and its main operating principle: natural selection. Learning Objectives Explain how natural selection can lead to evolution

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  6. www.britannica.com › summary › Charles-DarwinCharles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection

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    Charles Darwin, (born Feb. 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Eng.—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), British naturalist. The grandson of Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and biology at Cambridge. He was recommended as a naturalist on HMS Beagle, which was bound on a long scientific survey expedi...

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  7. pressbooks.umn.edu › introbio › chapterCharles Darwin and Natural Selection – Introductory Biology ...

    Darwin called this mechanism natural selection. Natural selection, or “survival of the fittest,” is the more prolific reproduction of individuals with favorable traits that survive environmental change because of those traits. This leads to evolutionary change.

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    Darwin's theory. In 1859, Charles Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved". [17]

  9. evolution.berkeley.edu › the-history-ofNatural Selection: Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace

    A visit to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped Darwin formulate his ideas on natural selection. He found several species of finch adapted to different environmental niches. The finches also differed in beak shape, food source, and how food was captured.