natural selection

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Darwin's blind spot

evolution beyond natural selection
2002
Argues that Charles Darwin's vision of evolution ignores the process of symbiosis and discusses how the blending of life forms through symbiosis has resulted in gigantic leaps in evolution.

Aliens in the backyard

plant and animal imports into America
2005
Examines the origins and impact of thousands of non-indigenous flora and fauna that have entered the United States in recent years.

The origin of species

and, The voyage of the Beagle
2003
Presents Charles Darwin's classic in which he argues that species change over time, evolving or dying out entirely, through the process of natural selection; and his journals from his five-year voyage around the world on the "H.M.S. Beagle, " in which he recorded his observations on geology and natural history.

The origin of species

by means of natural selection of the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life
2003
Presents Charles Darwin's influential text in which he argues that species change over time, evolving or dying out entirely, through the process of natural selection.

Natural selection

2009
An overview of natural selection that covers adaptation, Charles Darwin's work and objections to his theories, Mendel's findings about inheritance, and other related topics.

Evolutionary wars

a three-billion-year arms race : the battle of species on land, at sea, and in the air
1999
Explores some of the defense mechanisms and weapons animals have developed over the course of three-billion years of evolution.

Darwin's dangerous idea

evolution and the meanings of life
1995
Proponent of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution discusses how the idea has been distorted and the correct way to think about evolution, and examines challenges to the theory and its impact on the future of humans.

Darwinism

1993
"Twayne's studies in intellectual and cultural history." Defines and clarifies Darwinism and sets it in the context of 19th century thought.

On the origin of species

2008
Introduces the author's unabridged theories of evolution by natural selection concluding with a subject index. Discusses the struggle for existence in the natural world, laws of variation, instinct, geographical distribution, hybrids and the appearance of new species.

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