HSC 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 47: Paleontology, Comparative Anatomy, Biogeography
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English naturalist - worked in malaysia and developed idea of natural selection independent on darwin. Theory of evolution by natural selection; same theory as darwin. Used palaeontology, biogeography, comparative embryology, comparative anatomy and biochemistry as evidence. Studies of indonesian fauna lead to discovery of "wallace line" or distinct divide in fauna ancestries in different regions of indonesia. Fauna in one region appeared to have ancestral origins on the asian continent and other appeared to originate from the australasian continents. 1809-1882 english naturalist and scientist whose theory of evolution through natural selection was first published in "on the origin of the species" in 1859. Theory - living things evolved gradually over a long period of time by a process of natural selection where selective pressures in the environment lead to differential survival and reproduction. More than 20 years of observation and study, included studies on the galapagos islands and australia.
