Charles Darwin's scientific work, in two volumes, explores how domesticated animals and plants vary under human influence. This first volume offers detailed observations and experiments on variation, heredity, and selection. It is part of Darwin's broader research on evolution.
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Transcriber's note: A few typographical errors have been corrected. They appear in the text like this, and the explanation will appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the marked passage. THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION. By CHARLES DARWIN, M.A., F.R.S., &c. IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. I. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1868. The right of Translation is reserved. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION; or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Fourth Edition (Eighth Thousand), with Additions and Corrections. 1866. ... Murray. A NATURALIST'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD; or, A Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle,
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