Darwin better understood the mechanism for natural selection after he read a book by ______________ on the rate of growth of populations.

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Thomas Malthus wrote a book titled "An Essay on the Principle of Population" that discussed the potential for populations to outgrow their resources and struggle for survival. Darwin was influenced by this concept and it helped him better understand the conditions required for natural selection to occur.

Darwin Better Understood the Mechanism for Natural Selection After He