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Alfred Russel Wallace

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Alfred Russel Wallace

Most people think that Charles Darwin was alone in thinking about natural selection. In fact, Alfred Russel Wallace wrote to Darwin in 1858, expressing his similar thinking. Both authors had:

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Island research

  • Both had spent a significant amount of time on islands.
  • This decision helped their research on evolution because the isolation of island populations leads to enhanced speciation rates.
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Joint writings

  • In 1858, the two combined their great minds to produce joint writings.
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Competition

  • After the two had produced joint writings, Darwin accelerated the publication of ‘On The Origin of Species’ to be the first of the two to publish.

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