Practice mode Evolution

Which naturalist independently reached the theory of natural selection and presented it jointly with Darwin in 1858?

Correct answer B. Alfred Russel Wallace

Explanation

Wallace, working in the Malay Archipelago, arrived at the same idea. Papers by Darwin and Wallace were read together at the Linnean Society in 1858, a year before 'On the Origin of Species'.

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