Archaeology

Archaeology

The scientific study of physical remains, whether monuments, artifacts or relics of past human life, cultures or activities.

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John Endler

Archaeology; Evolution

A zoologist and professor with interests in evolution and how it affects geographic variation. His current research focuses on guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in their natural ...

Lyell's notion of gradual change

Archaeology; Evolution

Also called uniformitarianism, Lyell's notion was that Earth has been shaped by the same forces and processes that operate today, acting continuously over very long periods of ...

gene pool

Archaeology; Evolution

All the genes in a population at a particular time.

Ulrich G. Mueller

Archaeology; Evolution

A zoologist and professor whose research aims at understanding microevolutionary forces and macroevolutionary patterns that govern the evolution of organismal interactions, ...

metazoans

Archaeology; Evolution

All animals that are multicellular and whose cells are organized into tissues and organs. In the simplest metazoans only an inner and outer layer can be distinguished.