Project Gutenberg 2008-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 446 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication Produced by Steven Gibbs, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the effects of domestication on the variation of animals and plants, detailing how various environmental factors influence the characteristics of these organisms. Through a methodical examination, Darwin aims to uncover the principles of variation and how they relate to both domestic species and broader natural processes. The opening of this volume introduces the book’s primary objective: to explore how domesticated animals and cultivated plants have changed under human influence. Darwin emphasizes the monumental task of documenting the vast array of domesticated varieties, yet clarifies that he will focus on specific examples, such as pigeons, foxes, and rabbits. He discusses key concepts affecting variation, including natural selection, the hereditary nature of traits, and the principle of selection exercised by humans. This foundation sets the stage for a detailed assessment of how domestication leads to variability in both appearance and function, establishing crucial connections to his broader theories on evolution and natural selection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Variation (Biology) Domestic animals Plants, Cultivated QH Text Animals-Domestic Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 1448805 2025-06-10T10:22:36.657099 text/html 1417115 2008-03-27T11:12:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2920446 2008-03-27T11:12:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3051462 2025-06-10T10:23:16.340926 application/epub+zip 3051944 2025-06-10T10:22:49.152052 application/epub+zip 556518 2025-06-10T10:22:40.935120 application/epub+zip 19384334 2025-06-10T10:23:31.984340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19250188 2025-06-10T10:23:07.196001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1007029 2022-09-11T12:41:58.529486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1178957 2025-06-10T10:22:32.666165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1178109 2008-03-27T11:12:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 403109 2008-03-27T11:12:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1178570 2008-03-27T11:12:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402728 2008-03-27T11:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21522 2025-06-10T10:23:32.462358 application/rdf+xml 26190 2025-06-10T10:22:41.674086 image/jpeg 4886 2025-06-10T10:22:41.308092 image/jpeg 3019161 2025-06-10T10:22:36.896086 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia