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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... less improved forms of life , and leads to what I have called Divergence of Character . In the next chapter I shall discuss the complex and little known laws of variation . In the four succeeding chapters , the most apparent and gravest ...
... less improved forms of life , and leads to what I have called Divergence of Character . In the next chapter I shall discuss the complex and little known laws of variation . In the four succeeding chapters , the most apparent and gravest ...
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... less do we know of the mutual relations of the innumerable inhabitants of the world during the many past geological epochs in its history . Although much remains obscure , and will long remain obscure , I can entertain no doubt , after ...
... less do we know of the mutual relations of the innumerable inhabitants of the world during the many past geological epochs in its history . Although much remains obscure , and will long remain obscure , I can entertain no doubt , after ...
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... less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and this change may be safely attributed to the domestic duck flying much less , and walking more , than its wild ...
... less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and this change may be safely attributed to the domestic duck flying much less , and walking more , than its wild ...
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... less uniformity of character than in true species . Domestic races often have a somewhat monstrous character ; by which I mean , that , although differing from each other , and from other species of the same genus , in several trifling ...
... less uniformity of character than in true species . Domestic races often have a somewhat monstrous character ; by which I mean , that , although differing from each other , and from other species of the same genus , in several trifling ...
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... less advanced civilization , during which the domesticated animals , kept by the different tribes in different districts , might have varied and given rise to distinct races . Since the discovery of flint tools or celts in the ...
... less advanced civilization , during which the domesticated animals , kept by the different tribes in different districts , might have varied and given rise to distinct races . Since the discovery of flint tools or celts in the ...
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