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struggle for existence, given the ability of organisms to reproduce in a world of finite resources. He explains the importance of variability within species, giving examples. He describes variation in domesticated animals and cultivated plants, and the process of
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dubbed this view as "Wallaceism", noting that in contrast to Darwin, this position was advocating a "pure theory of natural selection to the exclusion of any supplementary theory." The book is seen as laying the foundation for the
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and mimicry, discussing how these are produced by selection. Animal coloration and ornamentation that differs between the sexes are discussed, though he largely disagrees with Darwin's theory of
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by breeders. Wallace then explains the process of natural selection acting on pre-existing variation. He lists various issues and objections to the theory. He discusses how
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record in successive layers of rock. He then examines objections to Darwinism concerning variation and heredity. Finally, he looks at how Darwinism may apply to humans.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913): the forgotten co-founder of the Neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution
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are usually infertile, and how this can contribute to reproductive isolation. He then examines the purpose of
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Darwin and After Darwin: An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions
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which proposed a "greater efficacy" for natural selection. The book is notable for defending
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Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of Its Applications
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Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications
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Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications
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Wallace discusses the purposes of herbivore coloration as danger and recognition
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In Darwin's Shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace
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The Heretic in Darwin's Court: The Life of Alfred Russel Wallace
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The First Darwinian Left: Socialism and Darwinism, 1859–1914
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The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
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Index


evolution
Alfred Russel Wallace
natural selection
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
evolution
natural selection
species
creationism
Charles Darwin
Malthusian
artificial selection
interspecies hybrids
animal coloration
camouflage
mimicry
evidence of natural selection
warning coloration
sexual selection
geographical distribution of organisms
fossil
Wallace discusses the purposes of herbivore coloration as danger and recognition signals, with an illustration of Soemmerring's gazelle.
signals
Soemmerring's gazelle
Wallace discusses Batesian mimicry with a plate of a beetle that closely mimics a wasp.
Batesian mimicry
a beetle
Wallace discusses the coevolution of flowers and pollinators, illustrating it with a bird-pollinated flower.
coevolution

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