01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Carl Linnaeus, Binomial Nomenclature, James Hutton
24 Dec 2015
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Descent with modification all species descend from ancestral species (fig 22. 2: pre-darwinian ideas, aristotle (384-322 bce) Scale of nature no concept of evolution. Rung/scale of a ladder: judeo-christian culture heavy religious influences, old testament account of creation, natural theology individuals interested in science but very. Land forms form by mechanisms currently operating in the (erosion, volcanic activity, flooding) occurred: james hutton world, charles lyell, geologist (1797-1875) refined idea of gradualism, doctrine of uniformitarianism. ** first to propose mechanism for evolution ** Parts of the body that are used extensively are going to stronger. Parts of the body that are not used will deteriorate ex: giraffes (neck elongates) Individual is going to pass those characteristics that are their lifetime to the next generation: principle of inheritance of acquired characteristics (1809) [fig 22. 4] acquired during. November 4, 2014 neck ex: ancestor of a giraffe has a short neck and acquired a longer. Next generation has longer neck and so on .
