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What is the name of the naturalist whose own ideas about natural selection and evolution spurred Darwin to publicly share his work?
A) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
B) Charles Lyell
C) Robert Fitzroy
D) Alfred Russel Wallace
Natural Selection
The process by which genetic variations that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in successive generations of a population.
Alfred Russel Wallace
A British naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist, best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection.
Charles Darwin
A 19th-century naturalist and geologist known for developing the theory of natural selection, significantly contributing to the understanding of evolution.
- Familiarize yourself with the influence various scientists have exerted on the progression of evolutionary biology and paleontology.
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Learning Objectives
- Familiarize yourself with the influence various scientists have exerted on the progression of evolutionary biology and paleontology.
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