• The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection 自然选择方式 的物种起源.
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Natural Selection 自然选择
• Darwin’s mechanism of evolution is by natural selection, in which better-adapted individuals-those with a combination of genetic traits better suited to environmental conditions-are more likely to survive and reproduce, increasing their proportion in the population.
successfully, whereas less-fit individuals die prematurely or
produce fewer or inferior offspring.
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The 14 species of Galapagos finches descended from a single common ancestor.
• Charles Darwin (1809-1882), a 19th-century naturalist, proposed the mechanism of evolution that is still accepted by the scientific community today. As you will see, the environment plays a crucial role in Darwin’s theory of evolution.