The concept of evolution was widely accepted in scientific circles within a few years of the publication of Origin, but the acceptance of natural selection as its driving mechanism was much less widespread.
Evolucija je široko prihvaćena u znanstvenim krugovima unutar nekoliko godina od objavljivanja Podrijetla, no prihvaćanje prirodne selekcije kao njezinog pokretajućeg mehanizma bilo je mnogo manje prošireno.