Darwin and the barnacle
By: Rebecca Stott.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, -- 1809-1882.; Natural selection.; Barnacles.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-272) and index.