The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life / by Charles Darwin.

Date:
1895
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    ~~0n the absp fctaiitfe nature ,lte V of •Math •■ Page-247 PTER XI. rcEssiox of Organic Buses. ranee of new speeie-Ou their fent lost do not reappear—Groups oi species in tiitii appearance aid disappearance as do -Or simuttaneoua changes ii tk iorms -On the affimdes oi er&wt species to each CHAPTER XIV. Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings : Morphology : Embryology : Rudimentary Organs Classification, groups subordinate to groups—Natural system—Rules and difficulties in classification, explained on the theory of descent with modifi- cation—Classification of varieties—Descent always used in Classification- Analogical or adaptive characters—Affinities, general, complex, and radiating—Extinction separates and defines groups—Morphology, be- tween members of the same class, between parts of the same individual— Embryology, laws of, explained by variations not supervening at any early age, and being inherited at a corresponding age—Rudimentary organs ; their origin explained—Summary .. .. .. .. Page 340 CHAPTER XV. Recapitulation and Conclusion Recapitulation of the objections to the theory of Natural Selection—Recapitu- lation of the general and special circumstances in its favour—Causes of the general belief in the immutability of species—How far the theory of Natural Selection may be extended—Effects of its adoption on the study of Natural History—Concluding remarks .. .. .. 379 Glossary of Scientific Terms .. .. .. .. .. 405 Index .. ..417 INSTRUCTION TO BINDER. The Diagram to front page 84, and to face the latter part of the Volume