The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilized by Insects - Softcover
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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.
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- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0226136620
- ISBN 13 9780226136622
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages275
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Some edge weat to cover. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> The object of the following work is to show that the contrivances by which Orchids are fertilised, are as varied and almost as perfect as any of the most beauti ful adaptations in the animal kingdom; and, secondly, to show that these contrivances have for their main object the fertilisation of the flowers with pollen brought by insects from a distinct plant. In my volume On the Origin of Species' I gave only general reasons for the belief that it is an almost universal law of nature that the higher organic beings require an occasional cross with another individual; or, which is the same thing, that no hermaphrodite fertilises itself for a perpetuity of generations. Having been blamed for propounding this doctrine without giving ample facts, for which I had not sufficient space in that work, I wish here to show that I have not spoken without having gone into details. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM205-G-4869
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