MNHNL - natur muséeJan 8, 2023
Happy 200th birthday, Alfred Russel Wallace! The lesser-known originator of the theory of evolution by natural selection was born #OTD in 1823. It is precisely for this reason that he has found his equal place next to Darwin in our exhibition room @naturmusee on evolution #wallace200
Uwe Edelheid @dietweetereiJan 8, 2023
Since it's Alfred Russel Wallace's 200th birthday 🎉 #Wallace200, I would like to tell you my favorite anecdote from his book "The Malay Archipelago" (1869)
In 1857, Wallace met a man on the Aru Islands who wouldn't believe him that he was from a place called "England"... 1/3
juli g pausasJan 8, 2023

A.R. Wallace was born #OTD 200 years ago (8 Jan 1823). Best known for independently discovered natural selection, simultaneously to C. Darwin, & for the Wallace line. Good time to learn more about him.

Here some commemorating notes from this week
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04508-4 & https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04507-5 | Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01972-z | NatureEcoEvo
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-023-00010-w | npj biodiversity

#OnThisDay #Wallace200 @onthisday #evolution

Escaping Darwin’s shadow: how Alfred Russel Wallace inspires Indigenous researchers

Wallace, who independently discovered the theory of evolution, relied on local knowledge to craft his seminal work on species ranges in the Amazon. Now, the region’s Indigenous scientists have taken charge of their research using this and other cross-cultural tools.