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Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection
Alfred Russel Wallace
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This collection includes the two papers in which Wallace reached the idea of natural selection independently. The 1858 essay prompted the joint Darwin–Wallace presentation to the Linnean Society.
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- Alfred Russel Wallace
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- 1870
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- Scholarly
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- s01Preface … Preface To The Second Editionabout 1,707 words
- s02Conclusion · I. On The Law Which Has Regulated The Introduction Of New Species.[a]about 6,447 words
- s03II. On The Tendency Of Varieties To Depart Indefinitely From The Originalabout 4,501 words
- s04III. Mimicry, And Other Protective Resemblances Among Animals (part 1 of 2)about 10,725 words
- s05III. Mimicry, And Other Protective Resemblances Among Animals (part 2 of 2)about 10,804 words
- s06IV. The Malayan Papilionidae Or Swallow-Tailed Butterflies, As Illustrativeabout 18,208 words
- s07V. On Instinct In Man And Animalsabout 2,368 words
- s08VI. The Philosophy Of Birds' Nestsabout 5,999 words
- s09VII. A Theory Of Birds' Nestsabout 8,292 words
- s10VIII. Creation By Lawabout 10,088 words
- s11IX. The Development Of Human Races Under The Law Of Natural Selectionabout 7,093 words
- s12X. The Limits Of Natural Selection As Applied To Manabout 11,244 words
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