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Writing tagged: ‘natural selection’

Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace

Modesty and candour: the Darwin-Wallace friendship

To mark the 200th anniversary of Wallace’s birth, an article exploring the friendship between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

Published 08-Jan-2023
Filed under: Articles, Mini Biographies Tags: alfred russel wallace, charles darwin, darwin correspondence, human evolution, natural selection, pangenesis, warning colouration
‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, 1st edition, title page

Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)

…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published 24-Nov-2020
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin, Evolution Tags: charles darwin, evolution, natural selection, origin of species
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus (1766–1834)

Newsletter No. 8: ‘Reading for amusement’

Darwin reads Malthus · mass extinctions · earthworms · Gilbert White · Lonesome George · lichen · zebras · Neanderthals · life on Venus? · bats · book reviews · and more…

Published 28-Sep-2020
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: astrobiology, bats, charles darwin, earthworms, galapagos islands, gilbert white, mass extinctions, natural selection, neanderthals, podcasts, stephen jay gould, thomas malthus, tortoises
‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

Book review: ‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

A very short introduction.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, Nature/Ecology Tags: natural selection, reviews
On the Origin of Species

06-Mar-1860: Darwin on how to read ‘On the Origin of Species’

On 6th March 1860, Charles Darwin advised a scientist he correctly believed to be sceptical of his views how to go about reading ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 12-Feb-2011
Filed under: Blog Tags: anniversaries, charles darwin, darwin correspondence, natural selection

Natural Selection still in action in the Pennines

In which I take an early-spring walk.

Published 10-Feb-2008
Filed under: Blog Tags: hebden bridge, moor walk, natural selection, rabbits, yorkshire

Nunatak plays a blinder

The Beagle Project Blog: 'Detecting natural selection: a pika's tale'.

Published 03-Feb-2008
Filed under: Blog Tags: beagle project, evolution, genetic drift, karen james, natural selection

Tall Tales

On the evolution of giraffes' necks.

Published 02-Jan-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: education, evolution, giraffes, natural selection, sexual selection

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