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The history of zoology before Charles Darwin 's 1859 theory of evolution traces the organized study of the animal kingdom from ancient to modern times. Although the concept of zoology as a single coherent field arose much later, systematic study of zoology is seen in the works of Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world.
1857–1881. Henri Milne-Edwards (French, 1800–1885) introduces the idea of physiologic division of labor and writes a treatise on comparative anatomy and physiology (1857–1881). Charles Darwin 's 1859 publication On the Origin of Species revolutionised zoology. 1859.
This article considers the history of zoology since the theory of evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. Charles Darwin gave new direction to morphology and physiology, by uniting them in a common biological theory: the theory of organic evolution. The result was a reconstruction of the classification of animals upon ...
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[E] 1859: Darwin, Charles. The concept of natural selection as a factor in evolution. Although Darwin did not originate the concept of organic evolution, no one has been more influential in development of evolutionary thought. Publication of The Origin of Species represents the greatest and most influential single landmark in the history of ...
Summary. Zoology, the study of the animal kingdom, is no longer seen as a coherent branch of science. The specialization of the twentieth century has seen zoology’s territory divided among a host of separate disciplines.
History of zoology ( through 1859) This article considers the history of zoology before the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. Pre-scientific zoology. Humans have been fascinated by the other members of the animal kingdom throughout history. In early Europe, they gathered up and treasured stories of strange animals from ...
Charles Darwin gave new direction to morphology and physiology, by uniting them in a common biological theory: the theory of organic evolution, which resulted in a reconstruction of the classification of animals upon a genealogical basis and fresh investigation of the development of animals. Charles Darwin gave new direction to morphology and physiology, by uniting them in a common biological ...
