Evolution

Evolution

Of or pertaining to the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

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arboreal

Archaeology; Evolution

Living in trees.

Jerry Johnson

Archaeology; Evolution

Johnson's research interests focus on the interactions and evolutionary relationships of amphibian and reptilian species of tropical American and Mexican desert ecosystems. Johnson specializes in ...

allopatry

Archaeology; Evolution

Living in separate places. Compare with sympatry.

sympatry

Archaeology; Evolution

Living in the same geographic region. Compare with allopatry.

phenotypic characters

Archaeology; Evolution

Individual traits that can be observed in an organism (including appearance and behavior) and that result from the interaction between the organism's genetic makeup and its environment.

pesticide-resistant insects

Archaeology; Evolution

Insects with the ability to survive and reproduce in the presence of pesticides. These resistant variants increase in frequency over time if pesticides remain present in their environment.

distance

Archaeology; Evolution

In taxonomy, referring to the quantitatively measured difference between the phenetic appearance of two groups of individuals, such as populations or species (phenetic distance), or the difference in ...