Selection, Third Principle of Natural Selection
Selection is the third of the five principles of natural selection, abbreviated as V.I.S.T.A. Selection acts to bring things together, as recently highlighted in Daphnia pulex (D. pulex), a tiny planktonic crustacean water flea (pictured left).
Selection brings coherence to the process of natural selection.
Niles Eldredge (pictured right below), paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History, formulated the V.I.S.T.A. acronym to outline Charles Darwin’s five principles. However, selection may be the most controversial of the five.
