ANTH 1001 : Anthro Test 1
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Carolus linnaeus creationist: he thought everything was created by something, principle of fixity of species, species were immutable or unchangeable after their creation, fixed in their characteristic after they were created. These catastrophes lead to extinction of animals in the affected region: after the catastrophe animals from neighboring areas migrated into the region to fill it up. These replacement/ immigrant animals were similar to/ but not identical to the extinct animals. Charles lyill: disagreed with cuvier, gradual cumulative changes, not a single catastrophe, theory of uniformitarism forces acting today to shape the earth are the same that acted in the past. Thomas malthus: essay on principal on population, if you graph the relationship between time and numbers, that pop size increases over time. Charles darwin: the theory of natural selection, galapagos islands, he observed finches. Alfred russell wallace: also proposed species change by natural selection, contracted malaria. 1859 on the origin of species: darwin.
