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Alfred Russel Wallace is best known as the co-originator of the theory of evolution by natural selection, an honor he shares with his contemporary Charles Darwin. Among the ten essays in this volume is his seminal paper on natural selection, "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart... Read Full Overview

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) is regarded as the co-discoverer with Darwin of the theory of evolution. It was an essay which Wallace sent in 1858 to Darwin (to whom he had dedicated his most famous book, The Malay Archipelago) which impelled Darwin to publish an article on... Read Full Overview

The present volume consists of essays which I have contributed to various periodicals, or read before scientific societies during the last fifteen years, with others now printed for the first time. The two first of the series are printed without alteration, because, having gained... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: Local Variation of FormLocal Variations of ColourRemarks on the facts of Local VariationMimicryConcluding Remarks on Variation in LepidopteraArrangement and Geographical Distribution of the Malayan Papilionid ArrangementGeographical DistributionRange of the Groups... Read Full Overview

Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays is a collection of essays written by Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist and explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection along with Charles Darwin. The book was first published... Read Full Overview

Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays is a collection of essays written by the British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace. Wallace is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection, alongside Charles Darwin... Read Full Overview