| Description |
ix, 459 pages, 26 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Variation under domestication -- 2. Variation under nature -- 3. Struggle for existence -- 4. Natural selection -- 5. Laws of variation -- 6. Difficulties on theory -- 7. Instinct -- 8. Hybridism -- 9. On the imperfection of the geological record -- 10. On the geological succession of organic beings -- 11. Geographical distribution -- 12. Geographical distribution (cont.) -- 13. Mutual affinities of organic beings: morphology, embryology, rudimentary organs -- 14. Recapitulation and conclusion |
| Summary |
The author presents his ideas and arguments for evolutionary theory |
| Notes |
Originally published in 1859 by J. Murray, London, under title: On the origin of species by means of natural selection |
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Reprint of the 1976 issue of the 1968 ed. published by Penguin Books, Baltimore; with new introd |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Natural selection.
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| LC no. |
79006557 |
| ISBN |
0517309777 (lib. bdg.) |
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0517309785 |
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