Darwin's Orchids
Darwin's Orchids

Author: Retha Edens-Meier

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2014-11-05

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0226044912

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A 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.

On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition
On the Origin of Species (Annotated) First Edition

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-16

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9781715277253

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This 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.

The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher: Tredition Classics

Published: 2013-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9783849188153

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This 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.

The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 17: The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 17: The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects

Author: Paul H Barrett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1315476959

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The 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.

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9781377038056

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