The Origin of Species Chapter 7 Part 1 - Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection

In which various objections to the theory of natural selection are thoughtfully examined and illustrated by considering the complexity of modifications both useful and apparently useless in plants and animals. The gradual and intricate processes by which helpful structures—such as the giraffe’s long neck or the whale’s baleen—might have evolved through numerous slight variations and natural selection are elucidated with care and ample natural examples.