Evolution and adaptation by Thomas Hunt Morgan Published in 1903, The Macmillan company, Macmillan & co., ltd. (New York, London) Evolution and adaptation Thomas Hunt Morgan Change Cover Read Online By statement: by Thomas Hunter Morgan, Ph. D. Source records: Library MARC record Internet Archive Language: English Pagination: xiii, 470 p. LCCN: 03027216 LC: QH366 .M84 Subject: Evolution (Biology) Adaptation (Biology)

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	The problem of adaptation.
	The theory of evolution.
	Darwin's theories of artificial and of natural selection.
	Darwin's theory of sexual selection.
	The inheritance of acquired characters.
	Continuous and discontinuous variation and heredity.
	Evolution as the result of external and internal factors.
	The origin of the different kinds of adaptations.
	Tropisms and instincts as adaptations.
	Sex as an adaptation.
	Summary and general conclusions.