A major force in evolution co-discovered by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), natural selection serves as a filter in preserving reproductively successful developmental outcomes and acting against outcomes that impede successful reproduction and the rearing of offspring.
See Baldwin effect, Co-evolution, Darwinism, Evolutionary biology, Evolutionary niche theory, Modern synthesis, Natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Theory of natural selection, Theory of neuronal group selection (TNGS), Ultimate mechanisms (or causes)