Although the peppered moth has been the poster child of Darwinian evolution since the late 19 th century, over the past decade there’s been a public debate questioning the validity of this textbook ...

(In contrast, "artificial selection" is used for what we typically ... traits not conducive to survival gradually fall away. The original peppered moth (above) and the dark peppered moth (below).

An evolutionary biologist’s posthumous publication restores the peppered moth to its iconic status as a textbook example of evolution. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, ...

Evolution by natural selection is the process of change in the characteristics of a population in response to the environment. Observations of peppered moths (Biston betularia) in the UK are an ...

Q: Have any modern animals adapted to human activity through natural selection ... One example is the peppered moth: In the early 20th century, air pollution killed the lichens they camouflaged ...

In the peppered moth ... to pollution making the moths darker. The dark variety had always existed in small numbers, but only had a selective advantage when the selection pressure changed.