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

evolutionary biologist noun

Examples of evolutionary biology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reaching their habitat requires flying on a small plane, followed by a 10-hour boat journey along the river, Esteban Diego Koch, a study co-author and PhD candidate in evolutionary biology at the National Institute of Amazonian Research, tells Popular Science. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 May 2025

Bret Weinstein, known for his work in evolutionary biology, extended that thought. —Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Introduction Staff Writer April 7, 2025 animals artificial intelligence biology birds brains cognition development developmental biology evolution evolutionary biology neurons neuroscience All topics (opens a new tab) Humans tend to put our own intelligence on a pedestal. —Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025

The use of paleo-robots marks a bold departure from traditional methods of studying evolutionary biology. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for evolutionary biology

• neuropsychopharmacology
• aetiology
• anthropology
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