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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insectivorous

Archaeology; Evolution

Feeding largely or exclusively on insects.

microevolution

Archaeology; Evolution

Evolutionary changes on the small scale, such as changes in gene frequencies within a population.

ammonoid

Archaeology; Evolution

Extinct relatives of cephalopods (squid, octopi, and chambered nautiluses), these mollusks had coiled shells and are found in the fossil record of the Cretaceous period.

cladists

Archaeology; Evolution

Evolutionary biologists who seek to classify Earth's life forms according to their evolutionary relationships, not just overall similarity.

Darwinian evolution

Archaeology; Evolution

Evolution by the process of natural selection acting on random variation.

selective pressures

Archaeology; Evolution

Environmental forces such as scarcity of food or extreme temperatures that result in the survival of only certain organisms with characteristics that provide resistance.

coevolution

Archaeology; Evolution

Evolution in two or more species, such as predator and its prey or a parasite and its host, in which evolutionary changes in one species influence the evolution of the other species.