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Darwin and the Barnacle

The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Rebecca Stott

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Tells the story of the part played by Darwin's eight-year study of barnacles and how the examination of this tiny marine organism contributed to the development of his theory of evolution.

Evolution (Biology)AnatomyNatural selectionScientistsBarnaclesBiographyDarwin, charles, 1809-1882Thoraciques (Crustacés)Anatomie42.21 evolutionEvolutietheorieCirripedia