On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
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Page xvii
... become the most prevalent , if not the only race , in the particular country in which it had originated . " He then extends these same views to the white inhabitants of colder climates . I am indebted to Mr. Rowley , of the United ...
... become the most prevalent , if not the only race , in the particular country in which it had originated . " He then extends these same views to the white inhabitants of colder climates . I am indebted to Mr. Rowley , of the United ...
Page xviii
... become changed into permanent species , which are no longer capable of inter- crossing . Rafinesque , in his ' New ... becoming species by assuming constant and peculiar characters : " but farther on ( p . 18 ) he adds , " except the ...
... become changed into permanent species , which are no longer capable of inter- crossing . Rafinesque , in his ' New ... becoming species by assuming constant and peculiar characters : " but farther on ( p . 18 ) he adds , " except the ...
Page xix
... become adapted to its peculiar habits of life . The work , from its powerful and brilliant style , though displaying ... becoming of living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds ...
... become adapted to its peculiar habits of life . The work , from its powerful and brilliant style , though displaying ... becoming of living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds ...
Page 26
... become wild or feral , though the dovecot- pigeon , which is the rock - pigeon in a very slightly altered state , has become feral in several places . Again , all recent experience shows that it is difficult to get any wild animal to ...
... become wild or feral , though the dovecot- pigeon , which is the rock - pigeon in a very slightly altered state , has become feral in several places . Again , all recent experience shows that it is difficult to get any wild animal to ...
Page 28
... become less and less , as in each succeeding generation there will be less of the foreign blood ; but when there has been no cross , and there is a tendency in the breed to revert to a character which was lost during some former ...
... become less and less , as in each succeeding generation there will be less of the foreign blood ; but when there has been no cross , and there is a tendency in the breed to revert to a character which was lost during some former ...
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