The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Narrators: Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Hugh McGuire, David Barnes, Rainer, Guntar, Chip, Gesine, Kurt Wong, Anita Roy Dobbs, Julian Jamison, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Peter Yearsley, Nikolle Doolin, Betsie Bush

Number of Chapters: 28

Length: 24 hours and 22 minutes

Language: English

Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It was controversial because it contradicted religious beliefs which underlay the then current theories of biology. Darwin’s book was the culmination of evidence he had accumulated on the voyage of the Beagle in the 1830s and added to through continuing investigations and experiments since his return. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Variation Under Domestication - Part 1 (Annie Coleman Rothenberg)

Variation Under Domestication - Part 2 (Annie Coleman Rothenberg)

Variation Under Nature (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))

Struggle for Existence (Hugh McGuire)

Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 1 (David Barnes)

Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 2 (David Barnes)

Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest – Part 3 (David Barnes)

Laws of Variation (Rainer)

Difficulties of the Theory – Part 1 (Guntar)

Difficulties of the Theory – Part 2 (Guntar)

Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection – Part 1 (Chip)

Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection – Part 2 (Chip)

Instinct - Part 1 (Gesine)

Instinct - Part 2 (Kurt Wong)

Instinct - Part 3 (Anita Roy Dobbs)

Hybridism - Part 1 (David Barnes)

Hybridism - Part 2 (David Barnes)

On the Imperfection of the Geological Record – Part 1 (Julian Jamison)

On the Imperfection of the Geological Record – Part 2 (Julian Jamison)

On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings – Part 1 (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))

On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings – Part 2 (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))

Geographical Distribution – Part 1 (Chip)

Geographical Distribution – Part 2 (Chip)

Geographical Distribution – Continued (Chip)

Mutual Affinities of Organic beings – Part 1 (Peter Yearsley)

Mutual Affinities of Organic beings – Part 2 (Peter Yearsley)

Recapitulation and Conclusion (Nikolle Doolin)

Glossary of Terms (Betsie Bush)

The audiobook The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection falls under the genres of Life Sciences. It is written by Charles Darwin.

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