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Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)

Chapter 1: STUDIES IN THE THEORY OF DESCENT.
By August Weismann
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A series of detailed empirical studies of insects combines observation and experiment to explain protective coloration, seasonal dimorphism, and other recurring morphological patterns. The work uses developmental and comparative evidence to explore heredity, arguing for a germ-plasm view that limits inheritance of acquired traits, and discusses the role of natural selection, embryological stages, and age-dependent characters in classification, offering theoretical reflections on the sources and transmission of variation.

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Title: Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: August Weismann

Author of introduction, etc.: Charles Darwin

Translator: Raphael Meldola

Release date: January 2, 2015 [eBook #47849]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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STUDIES IN THE THEORY
OF DESCENT.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, LIMITED,
ST. JOHN’S SQUARE,

STUDIES IN THE THEORY
OF DESCENT

BY
DR. AUGUST WEISMANN
PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG

WITH NOTES AND ADDITIONS BY THE AUTHOR

TRANSLATED AND EDITED, WITH NOTES, BY
RAPHAEL MELDOLA, F.C.S.
LATE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

WITH A PREFATORY NOTICE BY
CHARLES DARWIN, LL.D., F.R.S.
Author of “The Origin of Species,” &c.

IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. I.

WITH EIGHT COLOURED PLATES

London:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET
1882
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