alleryBiogeography emerged as a field through the work of which scientist?
AGregor Johann Mendel
BAlfred Russel Wallace
CThomas Robert Malthus
DSir Charles Lyell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Alfred Russel Wallace
1. Biogeography studies geographic patterns of species distribution.
2. It emerged through the work of Alfred Russel Wallace.
3. Lyell, Ritter and Hipparchus are not credited with starting it.
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