Project Gutenberg 2002-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Sue Asscher, Derek Thompson and Robert J. Robbins "The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive exploration of how domestication influences the variation observed in both animals and plants, emphasizing the principles of artificial selection and the underlying mechanisms that drive change in domesticated species. At the start of this extensive study, Darwin outlines his intention to investigate the variations in domesticated animals and plants caused by human intervention. He begins with domestic dogs and cats, considering the historical context of their domestication and the traits that likely trace back to wild ancestors. Darwin discusses diverse breeds of dogs, the characteristics distinguishing them, and the lineage from which they appear to descend. He examines the role of selective breeding and its effects, establishing a foundation for the arguments he intends to develop regarding the dynamics of species variability under human influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Variation (Biology) Domestic animals Plants, Cultivated QH Text Botany Animals-Domestic Biology Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 3391214 3391338 2024-10-02T08:01:57.826900 2023-10-02T07:21:45.970879 text/html text/html 3351441 2021-08-01T03:39:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 5773472 2021-08-01T03:41:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6089507 2024-10-02T08:02:46.983623 application/epub+zip 6130171 2024-10-02T08:02:08.351844 application/epub+zip 1154266 2024-10-02T08:02:03.516857 application/epub+zip 7268839 2024-10-02T08:03:14.641006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7020930 2024-10-02T08:02:42.458648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2026170 2022-09-02T09:32:59.003838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2610310 2610278 2024-10-02T08:01:49.110905 2023-10-02T07:21:38.217827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2610083 2021-08-01T03:40:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 912809 2021-08-01T03:41:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20394 2024-10-02T08:03:14.845985 application/rdf+xml 22433 2024-10-02T08:02:04.606822 image/jpeg 4755 2024-10-02T08:02:04.080822 image/jpeg 5873976 2024-10-02T08:01:58.167893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia