On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type

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scientific essay scientific paper work on evolutionary biology

"On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" is Alfred Russel Wallace’s seminal 1858 essay that independently outlined the theory of evolution by natural selection alongside Charles Darwin.

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instanceOf scientific essay →
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argues that less favorable variations tend to be eliminated →
that more favorable variations are preserved in the struggle for existence →
author Alfred Russel Wallace →
basedOn Wallace’s observations in the Malay Archipelago →
citedAs Wallace 1858 essay on natural selection →
contributedTo joint presentation of Darwin and Wallace papers in 1858 →
coPresentedWithWorkBy Charles Darwin →
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom →
dateOfPresentation 1 July 1858 →
describes mechanism of evolution by natural selection →
era Victorian era →
field evolutionary biology →
natural history →
genre scientific literature →
hasAuthorRole Alfred Russel Wallace as co-discoverer of natural selection →
hasTitle On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type self-link →
historicalSignificance one of the first formal statements of evolution by natural selection →
prompted Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species →
impact foundation for modern evolutionary theory →
independentlyFormulated theory of evolution by natural selection →
influenced Charles Darwin →
language English →
mainSubject evolution →
natural selection →
struggle for existence →
survival of the fittest →
variation in species →
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presentedAt Linnean Society of London →
proposes that varieties may diverge indefinitely from the original type →
publicationDate 20 August 1858 →
publicationYear 1858 →
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publishedIn Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London →
relatedConcept common descent →
divergence of character →
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