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

But anyway, this shows that the beauty of, like, evolutionary biology and looking across diverse species, there’s this protein and algae that allows the algae to propel through these muddy ponds to blue light. — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Morgan Tingley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, studies the effects of climate change on birds. — Morgan Tingley, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Wright’s explicit aim is not to bring readers into Buddhism as a religion, but to argue that its core psychological insights — particularly around suffering and perception — are validated by evolutionary biology and modern science. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026

The conversation around scent and partnership is shifting, with psychologists and health writers pointing to evolutionary biology, genetics and emotional encoding as reasons why a partner’s smell can become either a comfort or a quiet dealbreaker. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for evolutionary biology

• neuropsychopharmacology
• aetiology
• anthropology
• archaeology
• archeology
• audiology
• cardiology
• climatology
• cohomology
• cosmetology
• criminology
• demonology