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Voyage aboard HMS Beagle exploring South America
Charles Darwin sailed on the HMS Beagle on December 27, 1831. While on this voyage, he explored South America. He discovered bones of extinct mammals and fossil extraction became a love for Darwin. He questioned why things became extinct. (Desmond, 2020) -
Journal of Research into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S Beagle
January 1839, he published his diary as Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S Beagle. He hired experts to review his specimens and their findings showed they were replaced by their own kind. He began to wonder about variations. (Desmond, 2020) -
Theories of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin was well known for his theories of natural selection. One book that he is known for, out of many is “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”. Darwin described natural selection as “a process that results in the adaptation of an organism to its environment by means of selectively reproducing changes in it genotype or genetic constitution.” (Natural Selection, 2020). -
Darwin’s Work on The Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilized by Insects
He published his work The Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilized by Insects in 1862. His research showed the flowers were not made by God to please humans, but were to guide bees to the flower. The importance of cross-pollination and his botanical work contributed to his evolutionary mechanism. It proved evolution and how cross-pollinated plants produced better offspring. (Desmond, 2020) -
References
Desmond, A. (2020). Charles Darwin: British Naturalist. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin Natural Selection. (2020). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from
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