The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - I (Perfect Library)

Darwin, Charles

ISBN 10: 1511712619 / ISBN 13: 9781511712613

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishi, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - I (Perfect Library)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishi
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1511712619
• ISBN 13: 9781511712613
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - I (English Edition) by Charles Darwin is a foundational work in which Darwin turns his attention from wild nature to the living laboratory of domestication, examining how selective breeding and human cultivation reveal the mechanisms of change in organisms over time. With the same careful observation and argumentative clarity that shaped his evolutionary thinking, Darwin traces the ways animals and plants vary under human influence and what these variations imply about inheritance, adaptation, and the origins of new forms.

First published in 1868, this volume gathers an extraordinary range of evidence—from familiar farm animals to cultivated plants—showing how traits can be amplified, altered, or stabilized through selection across generations. Darwin explores the interplay between deliberate human choice and the less obvious pressures of environment and use, building a detailed picture of variation that supports his broader theory of evolution by natural selection.

Written for readers interested in biology, natural history, breeding, and the history of science, this classic text offers an in-depth look at the observations and reasoning behind Darwin’s ideas on heredity and transformation. Rich in examples and driven by a methodical approach to evidence, The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - I remains an essential read for anyone who wants to understand how domesticated life helped illuminate some of the most influential scientific concepts ever proposed.