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Darwin's ghost : the origin of species updated  Cover Image Book Book

Darwin's ghost : the origin of species updated / Steve Jones.

Jones, Steve, 1944- (Author). Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 On the origin of species. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780385259095 (alk. paper) :
  • ISBN: 0385259093 (alk. paper) :
  • Physical Description: xxix, 377 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, 2001, c2000.

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General Note:
Originally published under title: Almost like a whale : The origin of species updated. London : Doubleday, 1999.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-359) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- Interlude: almost like a whale? -- Recapitulation and conclusion.
Subject: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species.
Natural selection.
Evolution (Biology)

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