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On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection, Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life

by
Charles Darwin

  Illustrated Guide
  Introduction
1. Variation Under Domestication
2. Variation Under Nature
3. Struggle For Existence
4. Natural Selection
5. Laws Of Variation
6. Difficulties of the Theory
7. Miscellaneous Objections To The Theory Of Natural Selection
8. Instinct
9. Hybridism
10. On The Imperfection Of The Geological Record
11. On The Geological Succession Of Organic Beings
12. Geographical Distribution
13. Geographical Distribution Continued
14. Mutual Affinities Of Organic Beings: Morphology, Embryology, Rudimentary Organs
15. Recapitulation And Conclusion
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Origin Of SpeciesThis section of the Evolution Weekend site contains the full text of Charles Darwin's celebrated Origin of Species, in which he outlines his theory of evolution, as well as an illustrated guide to the book based on the BBC TV programme 'The Origin Of Species - An Illustrated Guide'.

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