| 1. | Industrial melanism is mostly concerned with the visual effects of melanization.
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| 2. | There were conflicting ideas as to the biological basis of this so-called industrial melanism.
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| 3. | The thermal advantage of industrial melanism is directly linked to the pollution aspect of industrialization.
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| 4. | The implications of industrial melanism to Charles Darwin's natural selection was evident during his lifetime.
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| 5. | In colder environments, the thermal advantages of industrial melanism increases activity and the likelihood to mate.
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| 6. | However, in a letter to Darwin, Farn explained his discovery of industrial melanism in Gnophos obscurata.
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| 7. | Hence, the phenomenon is called industrial melanism.
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| 8. | This effect of industrialization in body colour led to the coining of the term " industrial melanism ".
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| 9. | The intensity of the markings vary considerably, with darker individuals predominating in urban areas, an example of industrial melanism.
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| 10. | :The Peppered moth evolution article uses the term " industrial melanism " . talk ) 04 : 20, 25 August 2011 ( UTC)
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