CHAPTER V

The Theory of Natural Selection (continued)[129]
– Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection[129]
– Sterility between Species[147]
– Weismann’s Germinal Selection[154]

CHAPTER VI

Darwin’s Theory of Sexual Selection[167]
– Sexual Selection[167]
– General Criticism of the Theory of Sexual Selection[213]

CHAPTER VII

The Inheritance of Acquired Characters[222]
– Lamarck’s Theory[222]
– Darwin’s Hypothesis of Pangenesis[233]
– The Neo-Lamarckian School[240]

CHAPTER VIII

Continuous and Discontinuous Variation and Heredity[261]
– Continuous Variation[261]
– Heredity and Continuous Variation[270]
– Discontinuous Variation[272]
– Mendel’s Law[278]
– The Mutation Theory of De Vries[287]
– Conclusions[297]

CHAPTER IX

Evolution as the Result of External and Internal Factors[300]
– The Effect of External Influences[300]
– Responsive Changes in the Organism that adapt it to the New Environment[319]
– Nägeli’s Perfecting Principle[325]