The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
Charles Darwin
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THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX
By Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE DESCENT OF MAN; AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX.
INTRODUCTION.
PART I. THE DESCENT OR ORIGIN OF MAN.
CHAPTER I. THE EVIDENCE OF THE DESCENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM.
CHAPTER II. ON THE MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM.
CHAPTER III. COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS.
CHAPTER IV. COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS, continued.
CHAPTER V. ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL FACULTIES DURING PRIMEVAL
AND CIVILISED TIMES.
CHAPTER VI. ON THE AFFINITIES AND GENEALOGY OF MAN.
CHAPTER VII. ON THE RACES OF MAN.
PART II. SEXUAL SELECTION.
CHAPTER VIII. PRINCIPLES OF SEXUAL SELECTION.
CHAPTER IX. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS IN THE LOWER CLASSES OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
CHAPTER X. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF INSECTS.
CHAPTER XI. INSECTS, continued. ORDER LEPIDOPTERA. (BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS.)
CHAPTER XII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES.
CHAPTER XIII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF BIRDS.
CHAPTER XIV. BIRDS continued.
CHAPTER XV. BIRDS continued.
CHAPTER XVI. BIRDS concluded.
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