On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

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The Origin of Species introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. 
 Contents: 
 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 
 Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology 
 Recapitulation and Conclusion

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