On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
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... and modification of species ; and supports this doctrine by many original and valuable observations . CHARLES DARWIN DOWN , BROMLEY , KENT , Feb. 1860 . INTRODUCTION , CONTENTS . Page 9 CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER PREFACE . X.
... and modification of species ; and supports this doctrine by many original and valuable observations . CHARLES DARWIN DOWN , BROMLEY , KENT , Feb. 1860 . INTRODUCTION , CONTENTS . Page 9 CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER PREFACE . X.
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... CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION , Causes of Variability - Effects of Habit - Correlation of Growth - Inheritance - Char- acter of Domestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of ...
... CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION , Causes of Variability - Effects of Habit - Correlation of Growth - Inheritance - Char- acter of Domestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of ...
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... CHAPTER V. LAWS OF VARIATION . 77 Effects of external conditions - Use and disuse , combined with natural selection ⚫ organs of flight and of vision - Acclimatisation - Correlation of growth - Compen- sation and economy of growth ...
... CHAPTER V. LAWS OF VARIATION . 77 Effects of external conditions - Use and disuse , combined with natural selection ⚫ organs of flight and of vision - Acclimatisation - Correlation of growth - Compen- sation and economy of growth ...
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... CHAPTER IX . ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD . On the absence of intermediate varieties at the present day - On the nature of extinct intermediate varieties ; on their number - On the vast lapse of time , as inferred from ...
... CHAPTER IX . ON THE IMPERFECTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD . On the absence of intermediate varieties at the present day - On the nature of extinct intermediate varieties ; on their number - On the vast lapse of time , as inferred from ...
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... CHAPTER XIV . RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION , 358 Recapitulation of the difficulties on the theory of Natural Selection - Recapitulation of the general and special circumstances in its favour - Causes of the general belief in the ...
... CHAPTER XIV . RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION , 358 Recapitulation of the difficulties on the theory of Natural Selection - Recapitulation of the general and special circumstances in its favour - Causes of the general belief in the ...
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