Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) Virtual Issue

The polymathic Wallace is best known for his role in formulating the theory of evolution through natural selection. To mark the centenary of his death we have produced an online virtual issue of papers that have appeared in Linnean Society journals.

Four were written by Wallace himself and represent but a fraction of his prolific output, a larger sample of which can be accessed from the 'The Alfred Russel Wallace Page'. The remaining 13 papers are more recent and were written by some of the many authors inspired by Wallace's ideas and his role in the history of evolutionary thought

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Discover the extensive resource of backfiles from the Linnean Society, dating back to 1791, including work by eminent scientists such as Darwin and Westwood:

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