| Description |
xii, 544 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm |
| Series |
New Items
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| Contents |
Variation under domestication -- Variation under nature -- Struggle for existence -- Natural selection -- Laws of variation -- Difficulties on theory -- Instinct -- Hybridism -- On the imperfection of the geological record -- On the geological succession of organic beings -- Geographical distribution -- Geographical distribution-continued -- Mutual affinities of organic beings: morphology: embryology: rudimentary organs -- Recapitulation and conclusion |
| Summary |
Reintroduces the author's work about the theory of evolution with over three hundred fifty illustrations and photographs, accompanied by excerpts from his diaries, letters, and other writings |
| Notes |
"This illustrated edition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the first publication"--Back of jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Natural selection.
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Biological Evolution.
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Selection, Genetic.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction
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| Author |
Quammen, David, 1948-
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| LC no. |
2008006902 |
| ISBN |
9781402756399 |
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