The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1853.02. From considering the struggle for existence & that all are linked together. CUL-DAR205.9.248. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].

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Feb 53/ From considering the struggle for existence & that all are linked together by complicated relations & that each tries to get the better, & when altered is found to be better in some respects compared with the others, we can understand why no one species shd be left on face of earth, from very old times, & why generally all species alter together. This applies even with some force to genera, not being persistent.

Selection of chance changes explain why time is clearly, often used vaguely

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)