The Alfred Russel Wallace Reader A Selection of Writings from the Field |
|
Author:
| Wallace, Alfred R. Camerini, Jane R. |
Editor:
| Camerini, Jane R. |
Foreword by:
| Quammen, David |
Series title: | Center Books in Natural History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6781-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
|
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $111.00 |
Book Description:
|
Long overshadowed by his contemporaries Charles Darwin and Thomas H. Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist and pioneer evolutionist who researched biological diversity through extensive exploration and travel. Independent of Darwin, Wallace developed a theory of evolution through natural selection, which ultimately spurred ......
Long overshadowed by his contemporaries Charles Darwin and Thomas H. Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist and pioneer evolutionist who researched biological diversity through extensive exploration and travel. Independent of Darwin, Wallace developed a theory of evolution through natural selection, which ultimately spurred ......