The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
Author: Charles Darwin
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 336
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Author: Charles Darwin
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 336
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 326
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Publisher: London : J. Murray
Published: 1862
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 1862 publication describes the flower structure of orchids and their pollination to illustrate aspects of Darwin's evolutionary theory.
Author: Retha Edens-Meier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2014-11-05
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 0226044912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA quorum of scientists offer reviews and results to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'On The Various Contrivances By Which British And Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects, And On The Good Effects Of Intercrossing' (1862). Authors of the first ten chapters follow research on the pollination and breeding systems of the same orchid lineages that interested Darwin, including temperate and tropical species. Authors on the last two chapters provide information on the floral attractants and flowering systems of orchids using protocols and technologies unavailable during Darwin's lifetime.
Author: Charles Darwin
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Published: 1877
Total Pages: 482
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Tredition Classics
Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9783849188153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
Author: Charles Darwin
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 484
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Published: 2020-08-16
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 9781715277253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published on November 24, 1859 in London by John Murray. It is a seminal work in scientific literature and a landmark work in evolutionary biology. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. The starting chapters introduce the theory of natural selection, explaining why certain species thrive, while others decrease in number, how the members of nature are in competition with each other and why organisms tend to vary and change with time. Much of this work is based on experiments and observations seen within domestic animals and plants. The later chapters defend the theory of natural selection against apparent inconsistencies, why geological records are incomplete, why we find species so widespread and how sterility can be inherited when the organisation is unable to reproduce and more. The book is approachable for any audience.
Author: Paul H Barrett
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-03
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1315476967
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe seventeenth volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.
Author: Ken Thompson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2019-10-07
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 022667570X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A survey of the botanical experimenting and theorizing that occupied Darwin’s golden years. . . . with expert evolutionary commentary.” —New York Review of Books For many people, Charles Darwin’s trip to Galapagos Islands on the Beagle, where he saw a biodiversity of birds, inspired him to write his theory of evolution. But this simplified narrative leaves out a major part of Darwin’s legacy. He published On the Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages. And much of his life was spent experimenting with and observing plants. Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time. With Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants, biologist and gardening expert Ken Thompson restores this important aspect of Darwin’s biography while also delighting in the botanical world that captivated the famous scientist. We learn from Thompson how Darwin used plants to shape his most famous theory and then later how he used that theory to further push the boundaries of botanical knowledge. Both Thompson and Darwin share a love for our most wonderful plants and the remarkable secrets they can unlock. This book will instill that same joy in casual gardeners and botany aficionados alike. “In this quietly riveting study, plant biologist Ken Thompson reveals Charles Darwin as a botanical revolutionary.” —Nature “This is a fascinating insight into the scientist’s sheer delight in observing the minutiae of living organisms.” —Gardens Illustrated “Thompson revisits Darwin’s botany, showing us how insightful he was, where (rarely) he was wrong and the marvelous discoveries that have been made since. . . . Darwin himself would have loved this book.” —Jonathan Silvertown, author of Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution