"Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a collection of essays exploring natural selection and its effect on the evolution of species. Wallace presents his unique understanding of evolution while building on ideas similar to those of Charles Darwin. The book includes a preface that explains Wallace's reasons for putting his essays together, essays that cover fifteen years of scientific research and publication. Wallace aims to address misunderstandings about his role in the theory of natural selection compared to Darwin. The essays cover topics such as the geographical spread of species, how species change from their original forms, and examples of protective adaptations in nature, setting the stage for a deep look into evolutionary concepts
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays
By Alfred Russel Wallace
Explore the groundbreaking ideas of a 19th-century scientist as he investigates the forces that shape life on Earth through adaptation and change.
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About the AuthorAlfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
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