On the Origin of Species : By Means of Natural Selection

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological Evolution.

Evolution.

Human beings--Origin.

Selection (Genetics).

Local Subjects:

Biological Evolution.

Evolution.

Human beings--Origin.

Selection (Genetics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (901 pages

Edition:

Sixth edition

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2009.

Summary:

Darwin consolidated a lifetime of work in On the Origin of Species , compiling his discoveries from the voyage of the Beagle, his experiments, research and correspondence. He argues for the transmutation of species over time by the process of natural selection. His work laid the foundation of evolutionary biology, though when it was published it caused tremendous religious and philosophical debates. Darwin's work is still seen by many people to oppose Christian beliefs.

Contents:

Title; Contents; The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; An Historical Sketch; Introduction; Chapter I Variation Under Domestication; Chapter II Variation Under Nature; Chapter III Struggle for Existence; Chapter IV Natural Selection; Or the Survival of the Fittest; Chapter V Laws of Variation; Chapter VI Difficulties of the Theory; Chapter VII Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection; Chapter VIII Instinct; Chapter IX Hybridism; Chapter X On the Imperfection of the Geological Record; Chapter XI On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings

Chapter XII Geographical DistributionChapter XIII Geographical Distribution-Continued; Chapter XIV Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology - Embryology - Rudimentary Organs; Chapter XV Recapitulation and Conclusion; Glossary of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77556-938-1

OCLC:

493330584