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

In evolutionary biology, a spandrel is in a way the same – a formation that exists as a byproduct of some other dominant aspect of structure. —Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 7 June 2025

Marc Bekoff, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado and author of a number of books on animal welfare, rights and behavior, takes a more upbeat view of the laws. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

By Philip Ball Contributing Writer April 2, 2025 astrobiology biology complex systems complexity evolutionary biology origins of life physics All topics n 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. —Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025

There's the potential for honest misunderstandings; how could any one individual understand everything going on at a place like the National Science Foundation, which funds everything from evolutionary biology to high-energy physics? —ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for evolutionary biology

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