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Evolution

Vol. 457, No. 7231 pp 807–848

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In this supplement

A century and a half ago, Charles Darwin detailed his theory of evolution by natural selection in his book On the Origin of Species. How does this remarkably successful theory apply to life on our planet? How have the scientists of subsequent generations built on Darwin's ideas? And does revisiting the original theory shed new light on the remaining puzzles?

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Editorial

Evolution

Henry Gee & Rory Howlett

doi:10.1038/457807a


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Overview

Natural selection 150 years on

Mark Pagel

doi:10.1038/nature07889


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Reviews

The origin and evolution of arthropods

Graham E. Budd & Maximilian J. Telford

doi:10.1038/nature07890


Deep homology and the origins of evolutionary novelty

Neil Shubin, Cliff Tabin & Sean Carroll

doi:10.1038/nature07891


The Beagle in a bottle

Angus Buckling, R. Craig Maclean, Michael A. Brockhurst & Nick Colegrave

doi:10.1038/nature07892


Adaptation and diversification on islands

Jonathan B. Losos & Robert E. Ricklefs

doi:10.1038/nature07893


Darwin's bridge between microevolution and macroevolution

David N. Reznick & Robert E. Ricklefs

doi:10.1038/nature07894


The nature of selection during plant domestication

Michael D. Purugganan & Dorian Q. Fuller

doi:10.1038/nature07895


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