Alfred Russell Wallace Contributions to the theory of Natural Selection, 1870, and Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace , 'On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties' (Papers presented to the Linnean Society 30th June 1858)

List of contents

VOLUME IX: Part I: Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection I. On the Law which has regulated the introduction of New Species. II. On the Tendency of Varieties to depart indefinitely from the Original Type. III. Mimicry, and other Protective Resemblances among Animals. IV. The Malayan Papilionidoe, or Swallow-tailed Butterflies, as illustrative of the Theory of Natural Selection. V. On Instinct in Man and Animals. VI. The Philosophy of Birds’ Nests. VII. A Theory of Birds’ Nests; showing the relation of certain differences of colour in female birds to their mode of nidification. VIII. Creation by Law. IX. The Development of Human Races under the Law of Natural Selection. X. The Limits of Natural Selection as applied to Man. Article: Man and natural selection, Part II: On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties

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Edited by David Knight

Summary

This volume reprints the the papers presented by Alfred Russell Wallace with Charles Darwin to the Linnean Society in 1858 which led to his theory of natural selection.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Thompson
• Assisted by: David Knight (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 27.11.2003
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780415327398
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32739-8
• Pages: 444
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 23.4 cm
• Weight (packing): 980 g
• Subjects: Evolution; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution; Evolution / Evolutionary biology