The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1898 - Evolution |
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Page xvii
... improved in the course of modification . This same view was given in his 55th Lecture , published in the Lancet ' in 1834 . In 1831 Mr. Patrick Matthew published his work on " Naval Timber and Arboriculture , ' in which he gives ...
... improved in the course of modification . This same view was given in his 55th Lecture , published in the Lancet ' in 1834 . In 1831 Mr. Patrick Matthew published his work on " Naval Timber and Arboriculture , ' in which he gives ...
Page xviii
... improved edition ( 1853 ) the anonymous author says ( p . 155 ) : - " The proposition determined on after much consideration is , that the several series of animated beings , from the simplest and oldest up to the highest and most ...
... improved edition ( 1853 ) the anonymous author says ( p . 155 ) : - " The proposition determined on after much consideration is , that the several series of animated beings , from the simplest and oldest up to the highest and most ...
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... improved forms of life , and leads to what I have called Diver- gence of Character . In the next chapter I shall discuss the complex and little known laws of variation . In the five succeeding chapters , the most apparent and gravest ...
... improved forms of life , and leads to what I have called Diver- gence of Character . In the next chapter I shall discuss the complex and little known laws of variation . In the five succeeding chapters , the most apparent and gravest ...
Page 32
... improved them astonishingly . " About this same period the Dutch were as eager about pigeons as were the old Romans . The paramount importance of these considerations in ex- plaining the immense amount of variation which pigeons have ...
... improved them astonishingly . " About this same period the Dutch were as eager about pigeons as were the old Romans . The paramount importance of these considerations in ex- plaining the immense amount of variation which pigeons have ...
Page 40
... improved . There is reason to believe that King Charles's spaniel has been unconsciously modified to a large extent since the time of that monarch . Some highly competent authorities are convinced that the setter is directly derived ...
... improved . There is reason to believe that King Charles's spaniel has been unconsciously modified to a large extent since the time of that monarch . Some highly competent authorities are convinced that the setter is directly derived ...
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adapted advantage allied analogous animals and plants appear Asa Gray beak become bees believe birds breeds caudicle cause cells characters climate closely colour common crossed cuckoo degree descendants developed difficulty distinct species disuse divergence domestic animals domestic races doubt effects eggs existence extinct extremely facts favourable females flowers forms Fritz Müller genera genus giraffe gradations greater number groups habits Hence hermaphrodites hive-bee important increase inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate kind lamellæ large number larger genera larvæ less males manner Melipona Mivart modified natural selection naturalists nearly nest occasionally offspring organisation organs origin Origin of Species parent perfect period pigeons pollen pollen-grains present preserved prey principle probably produced progenitor quadrupeds rank rarely Red Grouse relation remarked resemble rock-pigeon seeds sexes sexual selection slight stamens striped structure struggle supposed swimbladder tend tendency tion tree variability variations varieties vary widely wings young