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evolutionary biology

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noun

  1. the branches of biology that deal with the processes of change in populations of organisms, especially taxonomy, paleontology, ethology, population genetics, and ecology.


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Koparde says that the evolutionary biology of dragonflies and damselflies in the Western Ghats is particularly interesting because of the manner in which the region was formed.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

They shared conference invites and articles on subjects Epstein took a liking to, such as mathematics, theoretical physics, psychology, evolutionary biology and brain science.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Using standard methods from evolutionary biology and computational biology, they reconstructed the protein produced by the original ancestral gene.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Much subsequent sociology has run around this Weberian circuit, powered by new techniques such as quantitative modeling and evolutionary biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Perhaps the biggest of these unsolved problems is to establish human history as a historical science, on a par with recognized historical sciences such as evolutionary biology, geology, and climatology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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