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Natural Selection

Natural selection is the process by which traits that are more beneficial to a species' survival and reproduction become more common in that species over time. This happens when organisms with desirable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing their desirable traits to the next generation, while orga…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 57× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2689-4602 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Natural selection is the process by which traits that are more beneficial to a species' survival and reproduction become more common in that species over time. This happens when organisms with desirable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing their desirable traits to the next generation, while organisms with less desirable traits are less likely to survive and reproduce, not passing their less desirable traits to the next generation. As a result, the gene pools of species change over time, leading to evolution. Natural selection is one of the main mechanisms of evolution and is critical for the survival of a species, leading to the formation of new species and the adaptation of existing species to their environment.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 57 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Natural Selection, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Evolutionary Science (ISSN 2689-4602).

Journal editorial board
Maria Luisa Chiusano · Italy Adina-Elena Segneanu · Romania George Mikhailovsky · United States

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