Answer to Question #73835 in Genetics for Yasmin

Question

Who were darwins influences And what did they say?

Answer 1

Answer:
Among Darwin’s influencers were:
 Jean Baptiste Lamarck - came up with an explanation for vestigial structures;
 Thomas Malthus – Darwin took the idea of idea of "survival of the fittest" from him;
 Comte de Buffon - he noticed that even though geographic areas were nearly the same, each place
had unique wildlife that was similar to wildlife in other areas.