Before publication of On the ORIGIN of Species by Means of Natural Selection,Darwin published a short summary of his theory alongside a paper written by ______________,who had independently arrived at many of the same conclusions.

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The paper was written by Alfred Wallace, who sent his own theory to Darwin for consideration. The theory outlined in this paper was very similar to Darwin's own, and Darwin was prompted to quickly publish his own work to establish priority. This event is known as the Darwin-Wallace theory.

Before Publication of on the ORIGIN of Species by Means