Charles Darwin's later scientific works
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Charles Darwin's later scientific works comprise a series of experimental and theoretical studies that extended his ideas on evolution into areas such as plant physiology, animal behavior, and human emotions.
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body of scientific work
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collection of publications → |
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Charles Darwin
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| contribution |
application of natural selection to sexual selection
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early work in ethology → experimental foundation for plant physiology → extension of evolutionary theory to human psychology → |
| extends |
theory of evolution by natural selection
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| field |
animal behavior
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botany → comparative psychology → evolutionary biology → human emotions → plant physiology → |
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On the Origin of Species
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primarily Britain
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Insectivorous Plants
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On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects → The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex → The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species → The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom → The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals → The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms → The Power of Movement in Plants → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication → |
| influenced |
comparative psychology
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ethology → modern evolutionary biology → plant sciences → |
| language |
English
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| methodology |
comparative analysis
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experimental studies → observational studies → |
| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| timePeriod |
post-1859 period
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| topic |
cross-fertilisation in plants
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earthworms and soil formation → emotional expression → facial expressions → gravitropism → heterostyly → human evolution → insectivorous plants → phototropism → plant movement → self-fertilisation in plants → sexual selection → |
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The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
("Charles Darwin's later botanical works")
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The Power of Movement in Plants → |
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