The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
Charles Darwin, english naturalist and geologist (1809-1882)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
-03- INTRODUCTION
-04- PART I. THE DESCENT OR ORIGIN OF MAN
-05- CHAPTER I. THE EVIDENCE OF THE DESCENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM
-06- CHAPTER II. ON THE MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM
-07- CHAPTER III. COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS
-08- CHAPTER IV. COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS, CONTINUED
-09- CHAPTER V. ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL FACULTIES DURING PRIMEVAL AND CIVILISED TIMES
-10- CHAPTER VI. ON THE AFFINITIES AND GENEALOGY OF MAN
-11- CHAPTER VII. ON THE RACES OF MAN
-12- PART II. SEXUAL SELECTION
-13- CHAPTER VIII. PRINCIPLES OF SEXUAL SELECTION
-14- CHAPTER IX. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS IN THE LOWER CLASSES OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
-15- CHAPTER X. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF INSECTS
-16- CHAPTER XI. INSECTS, ORDER LEPIDOPTERA
-17- CHAPTER XII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES
-18- CHAPTER XIII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF BIRDS
-19- CHAPTER XIV. BIRDS I
-20- CHAPTER XV. BIRDS II
-21- CHAPTER XVI. BIRDS CONCLUDED
-22- CHAPTER XVII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAMMALS
-23- CHAPTER XVIII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAMMALS CONTINUED
-24- PART III. SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MAN, AND CONCLUSION
-25- CHAPTER XIX. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAN
-26- CHAPTER XX. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAN CONTINUED
-27- CHAPTER XXI. GENERAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
-28- SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE