Clovis is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Clo-vis. In the U.S. in 2014 less than 5 boys given the name. Less than 5 girls were given the name. View the Clovis Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Clovis has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Clovis to other names. The name Clodoveo is a form of Clovis.
In the early 20th century the modern evolutionary synthesis integrated classical genetics with Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection through the discipline of population genetics. The importance of natural selection as a cause of evolution was accepted into other branches of biology.
The modern synthesis emphasizes: The importance of populations as the units of evolution. The central role of natural selection as the most important mechanism of adaptive evolution. The idea of gradualism to explain how large changes can evolve as an accumulation of small changes over long periods of time.