Darwin's Harvest

Darwin's Harvest
Author: Timothy J. Motley
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2006-01-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780231508094

Darwin's Harvest addresses concerns that we are losing the diversity of crop plants that provide food for most of the world. With contributions from evolutionary biologists, geneticists, agronomists, molecular biologists, and anthropologists, this collection discusses how economic development, loss of heirloom varieties and wild ancestors, and modern agricultural techniques have endangered the genetic diversity needed to keep agricultural crops vital and capable of adaptation. Drawing on the most up-to-date data, the contributors review the utilization of molecular techniques to understand crop evolution. They explore current research on various crop plants of both temperate and tropical origin, including maize, sunflower, avocado, sugarcane, and wheat. The chapters in Darwin's Harvest also provide solid background for understanding many recent discoveries concerning the origins of crops and the influence of human migration and farming practices on the genetics of our modern foods.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication Part 2 Volume 2

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication Part 2 Volume 2
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2018-09-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781726414258

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Part 2 Volume 2 By Charles Darwin ON THE GOOD DERIVED FROM SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE--STERILITY FROM CHANGED CONDITIONS, IN ANIMALS, IN THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY AND IN MENAGERIES--MAMMALS, BIRDS, AND INSECTs--LOSS OF SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS AND OF INSTINCTS--CAUSES OF STERILITY--STERILITY OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS FROM CHANGED CONDITIONS--SEXUAL INCOMPATIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication - Volume 2

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication - Volume 2
Author: Darwi Darwin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985153110

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume 2 by Darwi Darwin is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.

The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 24

The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 24
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814720676

Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. His books were widely read by specialists and the general public, and his influence had been extended by almost continuous public debate over the past 150 years. New York University Press's new paperback edition makes it possible to review Darwin's public literary output as a whole, plus his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence. This is complete edition contains all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained. The set also features a general introduction and index, and introductions to each volume.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 2

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 2
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781357152574

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1900
Genre: Domestic animals
ISBN:

Charles Darwin (1809 1882) first published this work in 1868 in two volumes. The book began as an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin of Species: 'Variation under Domestication' and 'Variation under Nature', and it developed into one of his largest works; Darwin referred to it as his 'big book'. Volume 1 deals with the variations introduced into species as a result of domestication, through changes in climate, diet, breeding and an absence of predators. He began with an examination of dogs and cats, comparing them with their wild counterparts, and moved on to investigate horses and asses; pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats; domestic rabbits; domestic pigeons; fowl; and finally cultivated plants. The work is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century scientific investigation; it is a key text in the development of Darwin's own thought and of the wider discipline of evolutionary biology."

The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants

The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Tredition Classics
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2013-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9783849188153

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher: Hansebooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-05-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9783348097956

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.