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Chris Simon (biologist)
Christine M. Simon is an American evolutionary biology, evolutionary biologist and entomology, entomologist known for her work in the molecular phylogenetics of mitochondrion, mitochondria and the behavior and evolution of cicadas. She is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut, the former editor-in-chief of the journal ''Systematic Biology'', and the former president of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Education and career Simon earned bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology at the University of Florida in 1971 and 1974, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in ecology and evolution in 1979 at Stony Brook University. After postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago, University of Hawaii, Bishop Museum in Hawaii, and Washington University in St. Louis, she became an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii in 1985. She moved to the University of Connecticut in 1991. She also maintains affiliations as a research asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes (natural selection, common descent, speciation) that produced the diversity of life on Earth. It is also defined as the study of the history of life forms on Earth. Evolution is based on the theory that all species are related and they gradually change over time. In a population, the genetic variations affect the physical characteristics i.e. phenotypes of an organism. These changes in the phenotypes will be an advantage to some organisms, which will then be passed onto their offspring. Some examples of evolution in species over many generations are the Peppered Moth and Flightless birds. In the 1930s, the discipline of evolutionary biology emerged through what Julian Huxley called the modern synthesis of understanding, from previously unrelated fields of biological research, such as genetics and ecology, systematics, and paleontology. The importance of studying Evolutionary biology is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
