Publisher's Synopsis
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication V1 is a book written by Charles Darwin, one of the most influential scientists of the 19th century. In this book, Darwin explores the process of domestication and the ways in which humans have influenced the evolution of animals and plants. He examines the variations that occur within species and how these variations can be selectively bred to create new breeds or varieties. Darwin also discusses the role of natural selection in the domestication process and how it differs from the selection methods used by humans. The book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume focusing on variation in animals and the second volume focusing on variation in plants. This book is considered an important contribution to the field of evolutionary biology and continues to be studied and referenced by scientists today.1885. Part One of Two. Darwin, the British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection, writes in the introduction: The object of this work is not to describe all the many races of animals which have been domesticated by man, and of the plants which have been cultivated by him; even if I possessed the requisite knowledge, so gigantic an undertaking would be here superfluous. It is my intention to give under the head of each species only such facts as I have been able to collect or observe, showing the amount and nature of the changes which animals and plants have undergone whilst under man's dominion, or which bear on the general principles of variation. Contents: Domestic Dogs and Cats; Horses and Asses; Pigs-Cattle-Sheep-Goats; Domestic Rabbits; Domestic Pigeons; Fowls; Duck-Goose-Peacock-Turkey-Guinea Fowl-Canary Bird-Goldfish-Hive Bees-Silk Moths; Cultivated Plants: Cereal and Culinary Plants; Fruits-Ornamental Trees-Flowers; On Bud Variation and On Certain Anomalous Modes of Reproduction and Variation; and Inheritance. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417937513.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
