The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth. It is mostly found in the northern hemisphere in places like Asia, Europe...

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...

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

The Peppered Moth is a 2000 novel by English writer Margaret Drabble; it is her fourteenth published novel. The novel follows the fictional experiences...

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

niches of moths. Before the industrial revolution, the most prominent phenotype in the peppered moth population was the lighter, speckled moths. They thrived...

on the influence of industrial melanism on peppered moth (Biston betularia) coloration, showing why moths are darker in polluted areas. This experiment...

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 (two-spot...

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)...

book specifically concerns Bernard Kettlewell's experiments on the peppered moth which were intended as experimental validation of evolution. She highlights...

member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious...

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

and the environment affect individuals. Industrial melanism in the peppered moth Biston betularia is a well-known example of the process of natural selection...

of large, long-winged moths belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described...

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

Black moth or Black Moth can refer to: Arctornis l-nigrum, black V moth Ascalapha odorata, black witch moth Biston betularia, peppered moth Celiptera...

results as a complete vindication of the peppered moth story. He said, "If the rise and fall of the peppered moth is one of the most visually impacting and...

period. Polyphenism also occurs in caterpillars, an example being the peppered moth, Biston betularia. Geographical isolation causes a divergence of a species...

predation experiments on the peppered moth. It also covers Kettlewell's experiments in Shetland on other Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). The book is...

light-colored moths stood out more to predators. Natural selection began favoring a previously rare darker variety of the peppered moth referred to as...

work on melanism in ladybirds and a review of the peppered moth story, including observations on moth behavior which sparked controversy. It may be criticised...

originally chosen for service in South Asia. Many moths show industrial melanism, including the peppered moth which has coloration that blends in with tree...

The peppered moth exists in both light and dark colours in Great Britain, but during the Industrial Revolution, many of the trees on which the moths rested...

mid-1950s to study the evolutionary mechanism of industrial melanism in the peppered moth (Biston betularia). It was executed by Bernard Kettlewell, working as...

1996, treats of contemporary Britain. Drabble's fourteenth novel The Peppered Moth, published in 2001, treats of a young girl growing up in a mining town...

the role of environmental gradients in creating clines is that of the peppered moth, Biston betularia, in the UK. During the 19th century, when the industrial...

Some examples of evolution in species over many generations are the peppered moth and flightless birds. In the 1930s, the discipline of evolutionary biology...

parallel evolution – paraphyletic – particulate inheritance – peppered moth – peppered moth evolution – peripatric speciation – phenotype – phylogenetics...

example was the phenotypic change, light-to-dark color adaptation, in the peppered moth, due to pollution from the Industrial Revolution in England. The development...

insect defenses is the link between melanism and the peppered moth (Biston betularia). Peppered moth evolution over the past two centuries in England has...