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In Owen’s view, evolution was more complex than what was outlined in what Darwin's publication?
The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin's Notebook
On the Origin of Species
The Life of Erasmus Darwin
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In On the Origin of Species, Darwin suggested that evolution was driven by natural selection. However, Richard Owen believed that evolution was more complex than that. He thought that there were many different factors that could contribute to evolution, including natural selection, but also things like the environment and the interactions between different species.
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