Darwin and Wallace: the joint publication on natural selection

What changed

Adaptation and changes in varieties gained a general selection-based explanation.

Scientific scope

The 1858 jointly presented materials proposing natural selection, preserving two distinct originators.

Evidence

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Contributors

• Charles Darwin; Alfred Russel Wallace · SCIENCE: Their distinct natural-selection arguments in the joint presentation.
• Charles Lyell; Joseph Dalton Hooker · PARTICIPATION: Communication of the materials to the Linnean Society.

• Darwin Online: original joint paper

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