Observe always that everything is the result of change,
and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well
as to change existing forms and make new ones like them.
- Marcus Aurelius
Three ScientistsCarolus Linne (Linnaeus) (1701-1788)
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834)
Charles Darwin (1809-1883)
Linne
developed taxonomy for living organismsKingdomspecies binomial nomenclature
Phylum (pl. phyla)
Class
Order
Family
Genus (pl. genera)
species
Genus capitalized, species in lower caseMalthus
Underlined (or italicised)
examples:Homo sapiens
Tyrannosaurus rex
Bison bison
Pan troglodytes (chimp)
Rhinoceeros unicornis (Indian rhinoceros)
Rhododendron abboreum
An Essay on the Principles of PopulationDarwin
Competition
HMS Beagle
Natural Selection
Variation - bell-shaped curve
phenogram
divergence
convergence
Useful links:
Earth Science Picture of the Day
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