The Similitude's Between Wallace And Darwin

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There were a variety of different view points about the similitude's between Wallace and Darwin.

Some people mentioned that the fact that the fame of Darwin and his theory of evolution made the figure of Wallace remained in the past despite being one of the most important intellectual figures of his time. Others thoughts was for his forgetfulness was due to some of his essays on the human intellectual development and moral capacities of man, which were not received by his contemporaries and he behaved many and strong criticism. However, Wallace made important contributions to the biogeography, especially with his work. The geographic distribution of animals, published in 1876. On the other hand, ideas that relate the glaciations and climate

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