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On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin
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Pigeons, barnacles, islands and fossils: Darwin's 1859 case for evolution by natural selection, one patient example at a time. (First edition.)

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Introduction

Variation Under Domestication

Variation Under Nature

Struggle for Existence

Natural Selection

Laws of Variation

Difficulties on Theory

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

Recapitulation and Conclusion