A book written by Charles Darwin in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution and details his theory of sexual selection.
Think of "The Descent of Man" as a sequel to a blockbuster movie. If "On the Origin of Species" was the first hit that introduced us to the concept of evolution, then "The Descent of Man" is the follow-up film that takes those ideas and applies them specifically to humans.
Natural Selection: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Evolutionary Theory: A scientific explanation for the diversity among living things through changes in species over time.
Sexual Selection: A type of natural selection where individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates.
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