ANT 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Joseph Dalton Hooker, Intelligent Design, Gregor Mendel
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Originally applied to med school, ended up pursuing veterinarian studies. Fascinated by stories told by john edmonstone. Talk with local authorities about zoology, taxonomy, and basic concepts of biological evolution. Sailed aboard the hms beagle: set for a 2 year survey of south america, extended to almost 5 years visiting eastern & western coasts of south. America, galapagos islands, australia, various islands on the indian ocean, and south africa: spent much of his time on land collecting thousands of plant and animal specimens, sent notes back to john henslow at cambridge university. Nature selects for or against individuals in the natural world, favourable traits giving individuals an advantage in chance of reproducing. Less favourable variants and species will disappear. Secretly worked on his paper on the theory of natural selection, talking about barnacles and his time aboard the hms beagle in his other publications. On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of.
