The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

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Focusing on the principles of domestication, this second volume presents Charles Darwin's in-depth analysis of how artificial selection shapes the evolution of plants and animals. Through detailed observations, he explores the diverse influences humans exert on the characteristics of domesticated species via selective breeding. Darwin effectively connects the variations seen in nature with those resulting from human intervention, enriching the understanding of evolution and domestication's role within it.