ANTH 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Natural Selection, Sociobiology, Primate

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 311
• Professor: Mary Mc Donald Pavelka

Document Summary

Na tu ra l s e le c tio n a n d s o c io b io lo g y. Adap tation and evolution p roces s of biological change over time. Evolution (a ls o known a s ma croe volution) is a long te rm cha nge tha t re s ults in the a ppe a ra nce of ne w s pe cie s. S pe cie s cha nge ove r time through a proce s s known a s na tura l s e le ction. Na tura l s e le ction is the ine vita ble outcome of va ria tion, inhe rita nce , a nd ove rproduction be ing true. Whe n the re is fis s ion in monke y groups , one of the groups will ge t to ke e p home turf, othe rs will be force d out.