Publication Date:
2009-01-10
Description:
Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection has been hailed as one of the most innovative contributions to modern science. When first proposed in 1859, however, it was widely rejected by his contemporaries, even by those who accepted the general idea of evolution. This article identifies those aspects of Darwin's work that led him to develop this revolutionary theory, including his studies of biogeography and animal breeding, and his recognition of the role played by the struggle for existence.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Bowler, Peter J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2009 Jan 9;323(5911):223-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1160332.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉School of Philosophy and Anthropological Studies, Queen's University of Belfast, University Road Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN, UK. p.bowler@qub.ac.uk〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19131623" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adaptation, Biological
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Animals
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*Biological Evolution
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Breeding/history
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Genetic Speciation
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Genetic Variation
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Geography
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History, 19th Century
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Humans
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Phylogeny
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*Selection, Genetic
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Sociology/history
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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