The Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection of the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

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Writer of introduction
Julian Huxley
Language
English
Original language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Categories
Biology, classic, and science
Publisher series
Signet Classics
Publication year
2003
Original publication year
1859
ISBN
978-0-451-52906-0
Pages
545
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No
Debut?
No

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • An Historical Sketch

The Origin of Species

  • 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 Distribution
  • Chapter XIII: Geographical Distribution -- continued
  • Chapter XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphologies: Embryology: Rudimentary Organs
  • Chapter XV: Recapitulation and Conclusion
  • Glossary of Scientific Terms
  • Index