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

The method has potential far beyond evolutionary biology. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026

Modern evolutionary biology and genomics debunk that flawed perspective, showing there is no hierarchy in evolution. —Kevin Omland, The Conversation, 9 Feb. 2026

From an evolutionary biology standpoint, this is a reminder that intelligence and survival do not always require constant neural activity. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

Their findings, detailed in a study published this month in Nature Communications, add new weight to evolutionary biology theories about the trade-off between aging and reproduction. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for evolutionary biology

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