The evolution of the peppered moth is an evolutionary instance of directional colour change in the moth population as a consequence of air pollution during...

North America. Peppered moth evolution is an example of population genetics and natural selection. The caterpillars of the peppered moth not only mimic...

remembered as an ardent supporter and champion of experiments on peppered moth evolution. The son of Fernand and Muriel Majerus, Michael Majerus took an...

investigate peppered moth evolution under the supervision of E. B. Ford. His grant was to study industrial melanism in general and in particular the peppered moth...

selection theory of peppered moth evolution, answering the various questions which had been raised. Industrial melanism Peppered moth evolution Kettlewell's...

the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus." Royal Society Biology Letters. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1136. Peppered moth evolution#Criticism...

Bernard Kettlewell's experiments on the peppered moth which were intended as experimental validation of evolution. She highlights supposed problems with...

selectively prey on peppered moths depending on their body colour in relation to their environmental background. Thus, the evolution of a dark-coloured...

pollinators Negative selection (natural selection) Stabilizing selection Peppered moth evolution Fluctuating selection Molles, MC (2010). Ecology Concepts and Applications...

rapidly. Thomisus spectabilis Bioluminescence Peppered moth evolution - an example of colour change during evolution DeBruine, Lisa. "Lepus othus Alaskan hare"...

melanism Peppered moth evolution Darwin, C. (1859) On the Origin of Species London: Murray. Goldschmidt, R. (1940) The Material Basis of Evolution. New Haven...

parallel evolution – paralogous genes (paralogs) – parapatric speciation – paraphyletic – particulate inheritance – peppered moth – peppered moth evolution –...

were products of natural selection. Kettlewell experimented on peppered moth evolution, showing that the species had adapted as pollution changed the...

Air Act 1956, and the dark moths became rare again, demonstrating the influence of natural selection on peppered moth evolution. A recent study, using image...

Kettlewell during Kettlewell's famous experiments on the evolution of melanism in the peppered moth, Biston betularia. The entomologist Michael Majerus discussed...

accused of being fraudulent at various times, including Archaeopteryx, peppered moth melanism, and Darwin's finches; these claims have been subsequently...

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes...

role that evolution has played in insect defenses is the link between melanism and the peppered moth (Biston betularia). Peppered moth evolution over the...

a particular research interest in the peppered moth, and published a book, Observing Evolution: Peppered Moths and the Discovery of Parallel Melanism...

in rock pocket mice, an example of convergent evolution. Heteromyidae Perognathus Peppered moth evolution Linzey, A.V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S...

analysis to real-world examples of natural selection, such as peppered moth evolution and industrial melanism, and showed that selection coefficients...

Medicine (3rd ed.), London: Edward Arnold, ISBN 0-7131-2944-1 Peppered moth evolution Weatherall, D. (2001). "Cyril Astley Clarke". Journal of Medical...

art and movies Peppered moth (Biston betularia), the subject of a well-known study in natural selection Luna moth (Actias luna) Grease moth (Aglossa cuprina)...

change in their ecological circumstances. E.B. Ford described peppered moth evolution as "one of the most striking, though not the most profound, evolutionary...

butterflies through geologic time Peppered moth evolution – Significance of the peppered moth in evolutionary biology Evolution of molluscs – The origin and...

melanism can lead to the creation of morphs, a notable example being the peppered moth, whose evolutionary history in the United Kingdom is offered as a classic...

Lymantria monacha (dark arches), but the most studied is the evolution of the peppered moth, Biston betularia. It is also seen in a beetle, Adalia bipunctata...

"Industrial Melanism in the Peppered Moth, Biston betularia: An Excellent Teaching Example of Darwinian Evolution in Action" (PDF). Evolution: Education and Outreach...

Causes of Evolution in 1932. His first paper on the series in 1924 specifically deals with the rate of natural selection in peppered moth evolution. He predicted...

arguments concerning peppered moth evolution, Ian Musgrave argues that Coulter misrepresents the significance of the peppered moth experiments, makes a...