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Darwin was able to observe how a few basic creatures evolved and specialized in different roles.

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Who Came up with the idea of natural selection independent of Darwin?

The scientist Alfred Russel Wallace actually studied the idea of natural selection before Charles Darwin. Wallace and Darwin later became research colleagues, but Darwin became more well known after publishing "The Origin of Species".


Who came up with natural selection?

Charles Darwin came up with the idea of natural selection during the voyage of the Beagle between 1831 and 1836. His book On the Origin of Species was published on November 24th, 1859.Another scientist named Alfred Russel Wallace also came up with the idea of natural selection, independently from Darwin and around the same time.


What scientist developed theories on evolution?

Alfred Russel Wallace independently came up with the theory of evolution. His and Darwin's papers on evolution were jointly presented in 1858, and so both are credited with the discovery of evolution by natural selection.


Who came up with the theory that new species arise through the gradual transformation of ancestral species?

Charles Robert Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace discovered the process of evolution called natural selection by Darwin.


Which individuals concurrently described mechanisms of evolution?

That would be Charles Robert Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace who came up with a theory of evolution by natural selection concurrently, at least it was presented to the world concurrently.


Besides Darwin the theory of evolution by means of natural selection was also independently proposed by who?

Alfred Russel Wallace.Wallace was a naturalist who independently came up with the idea of natural selection while traveling in what is now Malaysia and Indonesia. He sent a letter outlining his ideas to Charles Darwin, to whom it came as a great shock.Darwin had been working on his theory of natural selection for at least 20 years and did not know what to do. His friends Charles Lyell and Joseph Hooker decided that the fairest thing to do was to present Wallace's essay and Darwin's own writings jointly to the Linnean Society in 1858.Meanwhile Darwin rushed to complete a shorter version of his intended book, which was published in 1859 as 'On the origin of species'.You can see the letters at www.linnean.org/index.php?id=380


What famous scientist introduced the idea of natural solution?

Charles Darwin was the scientist that came up with the theory of Natural Selection.


Where did Darwin make his first observations about evolution?

The Galapagos Islands is where he came up with the idea of natural selection.


What was Darwin's belief about the origin of species?

After observing nature for some time, Darwin came to believe in natural selection causing a change in the evolution of species.


Who suggested the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin is credited with proposing the theory of evolution through his book "On the Origin of Species" published in 1859. Darwin's theory revolutionized the biological sciences by explaining the process of natural selection as the mechanism for how species evolve over time.


Theories about evolution by Darwin?

He came up with the most widely accepted mechanism for evolution, known as natural selection.


What island did Charles Darwin live on?

He lived in England, he came up with the theory of natural selection on the Galapagos Islands.