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 xix
... continuous operation of creative power , or of the ordained becoming of living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds , “ These phenomena shake our confidence in the conclusion that ...
... continuous operation of creative power , or of the ordained becoming of living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds , “ These phenomena shake our confidence in the conclusion that ...
Page xx
... continuous operation of creative power , " that 1 included Professor Owen with other palæontologists as being firmly convinced of the immutability of species ; but it appears ( ' Anat . of Vertebrates , ' vol . iii . p . 796 ) that this ...
... continuous operation of creative power , " that 1 included Professor Owen with other palæontologists as being firmly convinced of the immutability of species ; but it appears ( ' Anat . of Vertebrates , ' vol . iii . p . 796 ) that this ...
Page 122
... continuous area , and will thus come into competition with many others . Moreover , great areas , though now continuous , owing to former oscillations of level , will often have existed in a broken condition , so that the good effects ...
... continuous area , and will thus come into competition with many others . Moreover , great areas , though now continuous , owing to former oscillations of level , will often have existed in a broken condition , so that the good effects ...
Page 135
... continuously ; it is far more probable that each form remains for long periods un- altered , and then again undergoes modification . Nor do I suppose that the most divergent varieties are invariably preserved : a medium form may often ...
... continuously ; it is far more probable that each form remains for long periods un- altered , and then again undergoes modification . Nor do I suppose that the most divergent varieties are invariably preserved : a medium form may often ...
Page 209
... continuous , that it has been continuous during a long period . Geology would lead us to believe that most continents have been broken up into islands even during the later tertiary periods ; and in such islands distinct species might Р ...
... continuous , that it has been continuous during a long period . Geology would lead us to believe that most continents have been broken up into islands even during the later tertiary periods ; and in such islands distinct species might Р ...
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accumulated adapted affinities allied species America ancient appear Asa Gray become bees believe birds breeds cause cells characters cirripedes climate closely allied colour common continuous crossed crustaceans degree difficulty distinct species divergence domestic doubt Edition eggs embryo existing exterminated extinct extremely facts favourable females fertilised fertility flowers formation forms fossil Fritz Müller Gärtner genera genus geological Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hermaphrodites hybrids important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate larvæ less living males mammals manner migration modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest occur oceanic islands offspring organisation parent perfect pigeons pistil pollen Post 8vo present principle probably produced progenitor racters ranked reciprocal crosses remarked resemble seeds sexual sexual selection Silurian slight South America stamens sterility structure struggle successive suppose theory tion variability variations varieties vary vols whole widely