The Origin then and now : an interpretive guide to the Origin of species /
David N. Reznick ; with an introduction by Michael Ruse.
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010.
- xvi, 432 p. : ill., graphs ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Natural selection. Preamble to natural selection ; Variation under domestication ; Variation under nature I ; struggle for existence ; Natural selection I ; Laws of variation ; Evolution today : a modern perspective on natural selection -- Speciation. Preamble to speciation ; Variation under nature II ; Natural selection II ; Hybridism ; Evolution today : the mosquitoes of the London underground -- Theory. Preamble: What is a theory? ; Difficulties on theory ; Instinct ; Geology I: Background ; Geology II: On the imperfection of the geological record ; Geology III: On the geological succession of organic beings ; Geology IV: Evolution today ; Geographical distribution ; Geographical distribution, continued ; Mutual affinities of organic beings : morphology: embryology: rudimentary organs ; Recapitulation and conclusion ; Evolution today : the witness has been found, again and again. The