ISBN: 9781108078665 - facts and arguments for darwin: with additions by the author (cambridge library collection - darwin, evolution and genetics) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Charles Darwin supported this 1869 English translation of an early adherent's work which provided evidence for his theory of evolution. Translator(s): Dallas, William Sweetland. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics. Num Pages: 158 pages, 67 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 158 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Known for developing the concept of Müllerian mimicry, whereby poisonous species with a common predator display similar warning signals, the naturalist Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller (1821-97) spent most of his working life in Brazil. Having emigrated from Germany, owing partly to his radical atheism, he became a strong early supporter of Darwinism. Drawing on his studies of crustaceans, he originally published this work in German as Für Darwin (1864), and sent the great naturalist a copy. Müller became a regular correspondent, and Darwin supported the translation of Müller's work, firstly for his personal use and also in the published 1869 version that is reissued here, rendered into English by the naturalist William Sweetland Dallas (1824-90), with several updates by Müller. Using case studies of crustaceans to provide evidence for certain aspects of Darwinian theory, Müller draws up evolutionary classifications of the various species examined.…