The Origin of SpeciesReadHowYouWant.com Presents the full text of the book "The Origin of Species," by Charles Darwin. Notes that the book discusses topics such as variation under domestication, natural selection, instinct, hybridism, geographical distribution, and the laws of variation. Contains a glossary of related terms. |
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