Project Gutenberg 2002-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 318 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication Sue Asscher, Derek Thompson and Robert J. Robbins "The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive exploration of how domestication influences the variation observed in both animals and plants, emphasizing the principles of artificial selection and the underlying mechanisms that drive change in domesticated species. At the start of this extensive study, Darwin outlines his intention to investigate the variations in domesticated animals and plants caused by human intervention. He begins with domestic dogs and cats, considering the historical context of their domestication and the traits that likely trace back to wild ancestors. Darwin discusses diverse breeds of dogs, the characteristics distinguishing them, and the lineage from which they appear to descend. He examines the role of selective breeding and its effects, establishing a foundation for the arguments he intends to develop regarding the dynamics of species variability under human influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Variation (Biology) Domestic animals Plants, Cultivated QH Text Botany Animals-Domestic Biology Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 3391351 2025-07-02T07:00:36.739514 text/html 3351441 2021-08-01T03:39:08 text/html 6089509 2025-07-02T07:01:20.558315 application/epub+zip 6130078 2025-07-02T07:00:46.415478 application/epub+zip 1154162 2025-07-02T07:00:41.714522 application/epub+zip 7268675 2025-07-02T07:01:44.845711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7020930 2025-07-02T07:01:16.182305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2026170 2022-09-02T09:32:59.003838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2610310 2025-07-02T07:00:30.477555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2610083 2021-08-01T03:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19570 2025-07-02T07:01:45.043680 application/rdf+xml 22433 2025-07-02T07:00:42.661469 image/jpeg 4755 2025-07-02T07:00:42.192471 image/jpeg 912809 2021-08-01T03:41:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 5773472 2021-08-01T03:41:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 5874016 2025-07-02T07:00:37.056513 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