evolutionary biology
noun
: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and patterns of biological evolution especially in relation to the diversity of organisms and how they change over time
Speciation still remains one of the biggest mysteries in evolutionary biology.—
Bob Holmes
see evolutionary developmental biology
Bob Holmes
evolutionary biologist
noun
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Paleontologist and science writer Riley Black aims to give evolutionary biology the narrative drive and verve of fiction.
—Richard Horan, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
The physicists Frank Tipler and John Barrow predicted that hard steps must have happened only once in the history of life – a logic taken from evolutionary biology.
—Daniel Brady Mills, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
The study's implications stretch from evolutionary biology to potential applications in medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, where harnessing symbiotic relationships might drive innovation.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Shapiro is currently on a leave of absence from her role as professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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Richard Horan, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2025
The physicists Frank Tipler and John Barrow predicted that hard steps must have happened only once in the history of life – a logic taken from evolutionary biology.
—Daniel Brady Mills, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
The study's implications stretch from evolutionary biology to potential applications in medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, where harnessing symbiotic relationships might drive innovation.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Shapiro is currently on a leave of absence from her role as professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Evolutionary biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evolutionary%20biology. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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