Jones, Steve, 1944-

Darwin's ghost : a radical scientific updating of The origin of species for the 21st century / Steve Jones. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c1999. - xxix, 377 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Originally published under title: Almost like a whale : The origin of species updated. London : Doubleday, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-359) and index.

Variation under domestication -- Variation under nature -- Struggle for existence -- Natural selection -- Laws of variation -- Difficulties on theory -- Instinct -- Hybridism -- On the imperfection of the geological record -- On the geological succession of organic beings -- Geographical distribution -- Geographical distribution (continued) -- Mutual affinities of organic beings: morphology, embryology, rudimentary organs -- Interlude: almost like a whale? -- Recapitulation and conclusion.

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Natural selection.
Evolution (Biology)

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