From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
29 Apr [1867]
Source of text:
The British Library (Add 46434, f. 84)
Summary:
Comments on ARW’s view of colouring in relation to sexual selection and protection. It is not new to CD. Hopes to discuss subject fully in his "Essay on Man" [Descent]. As to the problem of brightly coloured females, CD is not satisfied that it is due to males taking over incubation. Admires "value and beauty" of ARW’s generalisations.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project