Although the name "Lamarck ... giraffes developed their elongated necks and front legs by generations of browsing on high tree leaves. The exercise of stretching up to the leaves altered the neck ...

is recognised as the scientist most associated with the theory of evolution ... higher branches to eat. Lamarck believed that the stretching elongated the giraffe's neck, which became a useful ...

In a new study, an international research team used genome sequencing for the first time to reveal clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe’s stature and its ...

According to Lamarck’s theory of evolution, giraffes have long necks because ... mutations that nature selects the most successful neck lengths in the population. But Lamarck’s ideas were ...

Although the name "Lamarck ... giraffes developed their elongated necks and front legs by generations of browsing on high tree leaves. The exercise of stretching up to the leaves altered the neck ...