Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Development of Evolutionary Theory
Using diagrams and descriptive illustrations, this college-level biology reference book discusses the development of evolutionary theory.
Other
The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Biology Before Darwin
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. Here he discusses theories for species change that were before Darwin published "On the Origin of Species."
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Mayr
Read about the life and work Ernst Mayr, one of 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Jean Baptiste Lamarck
This article gives a biography of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: A Brief Summary of Lamarck's Theory of Evolution
Discusses Lamarck's theory of evolution, which was developed before Charles Darwin's own theory, and how it fared over time. The core ideas in Lamarck's theory are described and his theory and Darwin's are compared. Lamarck's ideas...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 4.2 Influences on Darwin
Learn about Darwin's influences that led to his discoveries of change in species over time.
University of California
Ucmp: A History of Evolutionary Thought
Museum site note on the history of evolutionary thought and includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth. Links are provided for da Vinci, Linneaues, Erasmus Darwin, and others.