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Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This presentation features methods of natural and organic gardening that preclude the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides.
Wallace And Incipient Structures: A World Of "More Recondite" Influences, Charles H. Smith
Wallace And Incipient Structures: A World Of "More Recondite" Influences, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Alfred Russel Wallace is well-known for his co-discovery of the principle of natural selection. Natural selection is usually considered a process, but it is not clear that Wallace regarded it in exactly these terms. In fact he more likely thought of the relationships involved as representing what we would now term a “state space,” a negative feedback loop wherein populations are maintained at healthy levels through elimination of the unfit. Both before and after the advent of natural selection Wallace clung to the idea that “more recondite forces” were shaping the nature and direction of evolution; this is especially evident …
Early Humboldtian Influences On Alfred Russel Wallace's Scheme Of Nature [Presented At The Alfred Russel Wallace And His Legacy Royal Society Of London Meeting, 21 October 2013], Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Alfred Russel Wallace’s 1858 Ternate paper on natural selection is a famous work in the history of science. Beyond his co-discovery of the principle, moreover, Wallace is known for a large number of early applications of the idea, both to biological and biogeographical subjects. Yet how much do we really know about Wallace’s own evolution of thought, and his actual intentions before his views were swallowed up by the inertia of Darwin’s revolution? A number of differences between Wallace’s and Darwin’s views are apparent and have been much treated over the years, but related discussions dwell more on effects than …
Wallace On Natural Selection: What Did He Really Have In Mind?, Charles H. Smith
Wallace On Natural Selection: What Did He Really Have In Mind?, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Further Look At The 1858 Wallace-Darwin Mail Delivery Question, Charles H. Smith
A Further Look At The 1858 Wallace-Darwin Mail Delivery Question, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Recent investigations have led to a conclusion that Alfred Russel Wallace probably mailed his ‘Ternate’ paper on natural selection to Darwin a month later than some have thought, thus freeing Darwin from possible accusations of plagiarism. Further examination of the question suggests this conclusion is premature, as the evidence in favor of the later mailing date appears to be shakier than first thought.
Wallace: The Review, And Wallace: The Preview, Charles H. Smith
Wallace: The Review, And Wallace: The Preview, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
In this essay commemorating the one hundred year anniversary of his death, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) is remembered for his main contributions to biogeography, and pointed to as a possible source of inspiration for future work in that field. As one of the science’s “fathers,” Wallace established both methods for study and a long-lived geographical systemization of animal distribution patterns. His efforts, moreover, may yet have the potential to inspire further new studies in the subject.
Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists And Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches, Charles H. Smith, Joshua Woleben, Carubie Rodgers
Some Biogeographers, Evolutionists And Ecologists: Chrono-Biographical Sketches, Charles H. Smith, Joshua Woleben, Carubie Rodgers
DLPS Faculty Publications
Each name in the following list of naturalists is linked to a corresponding capsule "chrono-biographical" sketch of that individual prepared by the authors. Coverage extends from approximately 1950 backward in time as far as the eighteenth century; figures from all over the world are included (though there is admittedly a decided Anglo-American bias). The target subject here is biogeography, but this being a broad field there are many persons on the list who are better known as climatologists, zoologists, botanists, ecologists, oceanographers, paleontologists, etc.--in other words, who made their main reputations in cognate disciplines.
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Natural Selection: A Concept In Need Of Some Evolution?, Charles H. Smith
Natural Selection: A Concept In Need Of Some Evolution?, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
In some respects natural selection is a quite simple theory, arrived at through the logical integration of three propositions (the presence of variation within natural populations, an absolutely limited resources base, and procreation capacities exceeding mere replacement numbers) whose individual truths can hardly be denied. Its relation to the larger subject of evolution, however, remains problematic. It is suggested here that a scaling-down of the meaning of natural selection to “the elimination of the unfit,” as originally intended by Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), might ultimately prove a more effective means of relating it to larger-scale, longer-term, evolutionary processes.
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 3: Two Early Publications, Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 3: Two Early Publications, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 4: Contributions To The Garden, 1875-1912, Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 4: Contributions To The Garden, 1875-1912, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Profiles In Science For Science Librarians: "What Lives Where, And Why": Alfred Russel Wallace, And The Field Of Biogeography, Charles H. Smith
Profiles In Science For Science Librarians: "What Lives Where, And Why": Alfred Russel Wallace, And The Field Of Biogeography, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Biogeography, the study of animal and plant distribution, has a history extending back to at least the eighteenth century. But it was not until the work of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-nineteenth century that it really came into its own as a science. Darwin’s importance notwithstanding, it was really Wallace who put the field on the map, and many of today’s research threads can be traced back to his influence. This article provides a summary review of Wallace’s life and work and biogeography as a field of study, including Wallace’s role in its development.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Geographer, Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace, Geographer, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Among the great explorers and thinkers who advanced geography in the nineteenth century and helped it evolve into the subject that exists today is a man who is not always connected with the field, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913). Most commonly recognized as ‘the other man’ in the history of the discovery of the principle of natural selection, Wallace’s commitment to the study of landscape and its physical, biological, and human elements was lifelong, and resulted in a wide range of contributions to biogeography, physical geography, human geography, and ethnography. In this year of the double anniversaries of Charles Darwin’s birth …
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 2 : The Spelling "Russel", And Wallace's Date Of Birth, Charles H. Smith, James Williams, Jonathan Stephens, George Beccaloni
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 2 : The Spelling "Russel", And Wallace's Date Of Birth, Charles H. Smith, James Williams, Jonathan Stephens, George Beccaloni
DLPS Faculty Publications
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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 1 : Authorship Of Two Early Works, Charles H. Smith, Michael Taylor, Gerrell M. Drawhorn
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 1 : Authorship Of Two Early Works, Charles H. Smith, Michael Taylor, Gerrell M. Drawhorn
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
What's In A Word? On Reading--And Misreading--Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles H. Smith
What's In A Word? On Reading--And Misreading--Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Wallace, Spiritualism, And Beyond: "Change," Or "No Change"?, Charles H. Smith
Wallace, Spiritualism, And Beyond: "Change," Or "No Change"?, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Wallace, Charles H. Smith
Reflections On Wallace, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
An unpublished paper has recently come to light, which shows that even at an early age, Alfred Russel Wallace was bold enough to approach the scientific establishment with his ideas.
Alfred Russel Wallace: Past And Future [Guest Editorial], Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace: Past And Future [Guest Editorial], Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) has for many years been standing in the shadow of his more famed co-discoverer of the principle of natural selection, Charles Darwin. Despite outward similarities between the two men’s formulation of the principle, Wallace had fit his appreciation of natural selection into views on evolution that were quite different from Darwin’s. A closer examination of what Wallace had in mind suggests a model of process in which natural selection per se acts as the negative feedback mechanism (actually, a ‘statespace’) in the relation between population and environment, and environmental engagement as made possible by …
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Capsule Biography, Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Capsule Biography, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith
Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
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Introduction (To Volume One Of Alfred Russel Wallace: Writings On Evolution, 1843-1912)*, Charles H. Smith
Introduction (To Volume One Of Alfred Russel Wallace: Writings On Evolution, 1843-1912)*, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Biodiversity: The World Of Life, Charles H. Smith
Biodiversity: The World Of Life, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
"Introduction" (To Alfred Russel Wallace; An Anthology Of His Shorter Writings), Charles H. Smith
"Introduction" (To Alfred Russel Wallace; An Anthology Of His Shorter Writings), Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Areographic Representation Of Faunal Characteristics Through A "Second Order" Relational Approach, Charles H. Smith
Areographic Representation Of Faunal Characteristics Through A "Second Order" Relational Approach, Charles H. Smith
DLPS Faculty Publications
Areographic analysis has traditionally depended on primary data consisting of location-specific tallies of presence or absence of given forms. In the present work, an alternate manner of representing distributions is suggested. Regional units are first established, and presence and absence of the forms under consideration in these units is noted. The relation of the biota at any given point location to all others is then established through examination of the former's characteristics of inclusion in the latter. This is accomplished by detailing regional level trends of inclusion and setting up a "second-order" distribution of associations. Two kinds of descriptive information …