ANTH 1001 Lecture : Anth 1001 Notes
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Carl von linne (carl linnaeus: 1707-1778, creationist, advocate of principle of fixity of species, species are immutable/unchangeable after their creation by god. Lack of use leads to degeneration and loss of organ: these changes to organs during an individual"s lifetime are inheritable and can be passed on to one"s offspring. Charles lyell: 1797-1875, theory of uniformitarianism, the forces or processes acting today that shaped the earth are the same forces that acted in the past. Thomas malfus: 1766-1834, wrote an essay on the principal of population, population size increases exponentially and the resource availability or capacity increases linearly. Charles darwin: 1809-1882, theory of species change by natural selection (based on the galapagos. Those with the favorable traits will survive and produce more offspring compared to those without favorable traits. Over time, there will be an increase in frequency of the favorable traits in the population: 1859 was the first publication of on the origin of species by darwin.
