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Ennominae (451 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

1,100 genera. Most species are fairly small, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution

Industrial melanism (2,933 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Lymantria monacha (dark arches), but the most studied is the evolution of the peppered moth, Biston betularia. It is also seen in a beetle, Adalia bipunctata

Melanism (2,389 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

melanism can lead to the creation of morphs, a notable example being the peppered moth, whose evolutionary history in the United Kingdom is offered as a

Geometer moth (1,385 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

subfamilies are indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been the subject of numerous studies

George Taylor Porritt (241 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

pollution on the changes in frequency of melanin in populations of the peppered moth, which has since become a prominent case study in understanding the

Adaptive value (333 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Biston betularia f. typica is the white-bodied form of the peppered moth.

Biston strataria (1,391 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

discrepancy are not yet known. The closest relative to B. strataria is the peppered moth (Biston betularia), which also has two forms. The proportion of melanics

Cline (biology) (3,406 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

the role of environmental gradients in creating clines is that of the peppered moth, Biston betularia, in the UK. During the 19th century, when the industrial

Ecological genetics (1,784 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

inheritance and the environment affect individuals. Industrial melanism in the peppered moth Biston betularia is a well-known example of the process of natural

Niche microdifferentiation (1,266 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

typically mottled in color, but during this time, a subspecies of the peppered moth, Biston betularia f. carbonaria, which is dark gray or black, became

Defense in insects (4,153 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

evolution has played in insect defenses is the link between melanism and the peppered moth (Biston betularia). Peppered moth evolution over the past two centuries

Form (zoology) (382 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

in a single subpopulation at a given time. A well known example is the peppered moth. Botanical nomenclature is much more complex, with the use of varieties

Mottled umber (534 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

specimens are very dark. Truly melanic forms are also frequent. As with the peppered moth, the darker forms tend to be prevalent in industrial areas. ♂ ♂ △

Evolutionary mismatch (5,370 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

18th and early 19th centuries, the most common phenotypic color of the peppered moth was white with black speckles. When higher air pollution in urban

Coloration evidence for natural selection (2,371 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Saccheri, I. J.; Mallet, James (2012). "Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus". Biology Letters. 8 (4):

Helen Spurway (1,461 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

adaptation to their artificial, dark environment in a similar way that the peppered moth (Biston betularia) had apparently adapted to its changing urban environment

List of polymorphisms (8,926 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

results as a complete vindication of the peppered moth story. He said, "If the rise and fall of the peppered moth is one of the most visually impacting

Isabel Thomas (578 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

the World! Moth: An Evolution Story (2019), about the evolution of the peppered moth, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus. It won the 2020 AAAS/Subaru prize for

Haldane's dilemma (2,948 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

faster breeding species there is less of a problem. Haldane mentions the peppered moth, Biston betularia, whose variation in pigmentation is determined by

Godless: The Church of Liberalism (1,279 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Ian Musgrave argues that Coulter misrepresents the significance of the peppered moth experiments, makes a number of factual errors, and a "wildly ignorant

The Colours of Animals (4,241 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

giving examples from moth caterpillars found in England such as the peppered moth and the brimstone moth. Chapter 4 Protective Resemblances in Lepidoptera

John William Heslop-Harrison (1,012 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

results." In the 1920s, Heslop Harrison conducted experiments on the peppered moth, claiming to have evidence for the inheritance of acquired characteristics

Population genetics (7,002 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

The typical white-bodied form of the peppered moth

Vaccinium angustifolium (1,470 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

popular among caterpillars. It is a larval host to the pale tiger moth, the peppered moth, the chain-dotted geometer, the saw-wing moth, the blueberry gray

Dazzled and Deceived (1,847 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Bernard Kettlewell carried out experiments on industrial melanism in the peppered moth, showing that it was driven by bird predators. A generation later

Endless Forms Most Beautiful (book) (1,924 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article

Paint It Black Carroll looks at zebra stripes, industrial melanism in the peppered moth and the spots of big cats, all examples of the control of pattern

Disruptive selection (2,788 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

; Mallet, J.; Saccheri, I.J. (2012). "Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus". Biology Letters. 8 (4):

Polymorphism in Lepidoptera (1,598 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

period. Polyphenism also occurs in caterpillars, an example being the peppered moth (Biston betularia). Batesian and Müllerian mimicry complexes are commonly

Natural selection (11,679 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

though biologists often use teleological language to describe it. The peppered moth exists in both light and dark colours in Great Britain, but during

Devolution (biology) (3,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

ISBN 978-0-674-04537-8 Majerus, Michael E. N. (ed:Fellowes, M., et al.); The Peppered Moth: Decline of a Darwinian Disciple; Insect Evolutionary Ecology (Royal

Directional selection (3,299 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Before the industrial revolution, the most prominent phenotype in the peppered moth population was the lighter, speckled moths. They thrived on the light

Denis Owen (782 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ecology, collecting the first New World data on industrial melanism in the peppered moth as well as working on the ecological genetics of spittle bugs. Appointments

Urban evolution (6,851 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

with some developing resilience while others face diminished health. The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a classic example of industrial melanism, where

Evolutionary toxicology (2,476 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

carrying mosquito. A well studied incidence involves the evolution of the Peppered moth in response to air pollution caused by the industrial revolution in

Countershading (4,249 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

caterpillar larvae of the brimstone moth, Opisthograptis luteolata and of the peppered moth, Biston betularia. However he did not use the term countershading

Outline of evolution (4,540 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

butterflies through geologic time Peppered moth evolution – Significance of the peppered moth in evolutionary biology Evolution of molluscs – The origin and diversification

History of evolutionary thought (16,573 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Biston betularia f. typica is the white-bodied form of the peppered moth.

Evidence of common descent (27,684 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

example was the phenotypic change, light-to-dark color adaptation, in the peppered moth, due to pollution from the Industrial Revolution in England. The development

Nestor Genko (1,948 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

for 1888 (also published as a separate book) On damage caused by the peppered moth to pine forests in the basin of river Sura Journal of Forestry. 1889

Evolutionary psychiatry (8,366 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

environment. This is a common factor causing evolutionary change (e.g. in the peppered moth) and is relevant to medicine when the mismatched traits cause problems

Camouflage (13,463 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

service in South Asia. Many moths show industrial melanism, including the peppered moth which has coloration that blends in with tree bark. The coloration

Lepidoptera (16,853 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

period. Polyphenism also occurs in caterpillars, an example being the peppered moth, Biston betularia. Geographical isolation causes a divergence of a

J. B. S. Haldane (11,643 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Saccheri, I. J.; Mallet, James (2012). "Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus". Biology Letters. 8 (4):

Gary Botting (7,617 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

January 1961 encounter with Haldane and their conversations regarding the peppered moth were still generating controversy, even in the pages of the revered