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Title: Evolution and Adaptation

Contents: The problem of adaptation -- The theory of evolution -- Darwin's theories of artificial and of natural selection -- Darwin's theory of sexual selection -- The inheritance of acquired characters -- Continuous and discontinuous variation and heredity -- Evolution as the result of external and internal factors -- The origin of the different kinds of adaptations -- Tropisms and instincts as adaptations -- Sex as an adaptation -- Summary and general conclusions.

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Author: Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945

EBook No.: 63540

Published: Oct 24, 2020

Downloads: 34

Language: English

Subject: Evolution (Biology)

Subject: Adaptation (Biology)

LoCC: Science: Natural history

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2024-09-20T12:33:28Z Evolution and Adaptation

This edition has images.

Title: Evolution and Adaptation

Contents: The problem of adaptation -- The theory of evolution -- Darwin's theories of artificial and of natural selection -- Darwin's theory of sexual selection -- The inheritance of acquired characters -- Continuous and discontinuous variation and heredity -- Evolution as the result of external and internal factors -- The origin of the different kinds of adaptations -- Tropisms and instincts as adaptations -- Sex as an adaptation -- Summary and general conclusions.

Credits: E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)

Author: Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945

EBook No.: 63540

Published: Oct 24, 2020

Downloads: 34

Language: English

Subject: Evolution (Biology)

Subject: Adaptation (Biology)

LoCC: Science: Natural history

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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