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

    Jun 4, 2019 · Learn how natural selection is one of the mechanisms that drives evolution and how Darwin proposed it based on his observations of finches and other species. Find out the features of traits that are selected, the role of environment and competition, and some examples of natural selection in bacteria and plants.

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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]

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

    Oct 19, 2023 · Darwin chose the name natural selection to contrast with “artificial selection,” or selective breeding that is controlled by humans. He pointed to the pastime of pigeon breeding, a popular hobby in his day, as an example of artificial selection.

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    Oct 31, 2023 · Natural selection, Darwin argued, was an inevitable outcome of three principles that operated in nature. First, most characteristics of organisms are inherited, or passed from parent to offspring, although how traits were inherited was unknown.

  7. 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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  8. education.nationalgeographic.org › resource › theoryTheory of Evolution - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century.

  9. bio.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Introductory_and5.15: Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection - Biology ...

    Apply Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection to a specific case. For example, explain how Galápagos tortoises could have evolved saddle-shaped shells. Explain how the writings of Charles Lyell and Thomas Malthus helped Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection.