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SUMMARY:How dogs and breeds influenced Darwin - Dr David Allan Feller\, Da
 rwin College\, Cambridge
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CONTACT:Suzy Blows
DESCRIPTION:The species most influential in Charles Darwin’s natural his
 tory discoveries were not Galapagos finches\, tortoises or primate familie
 s\, but canis familiaris\, the domestic dog. Darwin grew up living with an
 d hunting beside dogs which provided him with an extensive natural history
  education\; even before he left on the Beagle\, Darwin was well schooled 
 in theories of adaptation\, evolution and selection theory through his ene
 rgetic involvement with British dog-and-gun culture. An in-depth look at t
 he literature of that culture reveals evolutionary science as part and par
 cel of a sporting country life\, and pre-veterinary theories of animal hea
 lth and care helped establish a definition of species and traces of their 
 origin.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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