A theory may be better supported than an empirical equivalent, for instance, because the former but not the latter is derivable from a more general theory whose consequences include a third, well supported, hypothesis.
Thus, the benchmark is meant to imply that evolution, Big Bang theory and plate tectonic theory are just as well supported by evidence as cell theory, atomic theory and germ theory and that while evidence-based "challenges" to the former theories are not impossible, they are no more likely than valid challenges to the latter.
It is well supported by learning theory.
This view is well supported by the theory of environmental determinants of health behaviour [ 15, 16].
Integration of Darwin's thinking with advances in genetic and molecular sciences over the past century facilitated the development of a well supported neo-Darwinian theory of evolution (Olson-Manning et al. 2012).
Understanding the biology of aging and life span extension is one of the prime areas of research and well supported by various theories.
The discrepancy of Sus gene numbers in related species well supports the theory that genome duplication as well as the following gene loss (diploidization) are prevalent features of plant genomes [ 49].
The presence of several fragments that showed substantial homology to plant Pht1 genes but with incomplete coding regions in the tomato and potato genomes also well supports the theory that genome polyploidizations as well as the following gene loss (diploidization) are common characters of plant genomes [ 73, 74].
Furthermore, the findings align with well-established and empirically supported theories from a completely independent literature on social psychology of which most of our participants and most members of our research team were unaware.
Despite an overwhelming acceptance among scientists and science education organizations of the veracity of evolution, its centrality for understanding all of biology, and its power in unifying the sciences, only about 20% of high school students, 52% of college graduates, and 65% of postgraduates accept evolution as a scientific theory well supported by evidence (Brumfield 2005).
However, a trade-off between maturation age and growth rate is well supported by life history theory (Stearns and Koella 1986) and has been observed in many fish species (Stearns and Koella 1986; Grift et al. 2003), supporting our contention that faster growth rates are also driving younger maturation ages.
