Insectivorous Plants - Softcover

Darwin, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1508893152 ISBN 13: 9781508893158

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Insectivorous Plants is a classic Charles Darwin essay on botany in which Darwin states, "during the summer of 1860, I was surprised by finding how large a number of insects were caught by the leaves of the common sun-dew (Drosera rotundifolia) on a heath in Sussex. I had heard that insects were thus caught, but knew nothing further on the subject."

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Book Description:

Darwin had long been fascinated by insectivorous plants, from the native British sundews and bladderworts to the exotic pinguiculas and nepenthes which he encountered during the Beagle voyage. This books shows the results of his experiments on plants which showed evolutionary adaptation in their highly specialised methods of obtaining nutrients.

About the Author:

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist and author best-known for his revolutionary theories on the origin of species, human evolution, and natural selection. A life-long interest in the natural world led Darwin to neglect his medical studies and instead embark on a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS Beagle, where he established his reputation as a geologist and gathered much of the evidence that fuelled his later theories.A prolific writer, Darwin s most famous published works include The Voyage of the Beagle, On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. Darwin died in 1882, and in recognition of his contributions to science, is buried in Westminster Abbey along with John Herschel and Isaac Newton.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1508893152
• ISBN 13: 9781508893158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370