ANT 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bipedalism, Uniformitarianism, Neanderthal
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Sought to understand current processes and to reconstruct past history of earth. Lamarck conducted research on invertebrates (worms, spiders) Theorized that the world was not static and there was change going on throughout time. When environments changed, organisms had to change their way of living to be able to survive . All life evolved from simplicity to greater complexity. Environmental change shapes adaptation and evolution of organisms over time. Environments that have little to no change, evolution is shaped by competition. Darwin"s views are legitimized in these situations. Framework based on principles from aristotle (384-322 bc) Stated every kind of living organism was linked to every other time. (cid:1445)hierarchy(cid:1446) of organization (top-down) top: god bottom: plants. Developed theory of evolution (and natural selection) while on a five-year scientific expedition to the galapagos. All life on earth is connected (common ancestor) Talked about natural selection where certain characteristics are favored to a particular environment/place/time.
