The illustrated Origin of species /

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.,

The illustrated Origin of species / [print] by Charles Darwin ; abridged and introduced by Richard E. Leakey ; consultants, W.F. Bynum, J.A. Barrett. - first pbk. edition. - New York : Hill and Wang, (c)1982. - 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.



Variation under domestication -- Variation under nature -- Struggle for existence -- Natural selection ; or the survival of the fittest -- Laws of variation -- Difficulties of the theory -- Miscellaneous objections to the theory of natural selection -- 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 -- Conclusion.



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Evolution.
Natural selection.

QH365 QH365.L435.I458 1982