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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... seen in the latter chapters of this volume , seemed to throw some light on the origin of species - that mystery of myste- ries , as it has been called by one of our greatest philo- sophers . On my return home , it occurred to me , in ...
... seen in the latter chapters of this volume , seemed to throw some light on the origin of species - that mystery of myste- ries , as it has been called by one of our greatest philo- sophers . On my return home , it occurred to me , in ...
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... seen , and will hereafter be briefly discussed . I will here only allude to what may be called corre- lated variation . Important changes in the embryo or larva will probably entail changes in the mature animal . In monstrosities , the ...
... seen , and will hereafter be briefly discussed . I will here only allude to what may be called corre- lated variation . Important changes in the embryo or larva will probably entail changes in the mature animal . In monstrosities , the ...
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... seen that we have no right to expect often to find a generic amount of difference in our domesticated races . In attempting to estimate the amount of struc- tural difference between the domestic races of the same species , we are soon ...
... seen that we have no right to expect often to find a generic amount of difference in our domesticated races . In attempting to estimate the amount of struc- tural difference between the domestic races of the same species , we are soon ...
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... seen , as I am informed by him , any native dog in Spain like our pointer . By a similar process of selection , and by careful training , the whole body of English racehorses have come to surpass in fleetness and size the parent Arab ...
... seen , as I am informed by him , any native dog in Spain like our pointer . By a similar process of selection , and by careful training , the whole body of English racehorses have come to surpass in fleetness and size the parent Arab ...
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... seen great surprise expressed in horticultural works at the wonderful skill of gardeners , in having produced such splendid results from such poor materials ; but the art has been simple , and , as far as the final result is concerned ...
... seen great surprise expressed in horticultural works at the wonderful skill of gardeners , in having produced such splendid results from such poor materials ; but the art has been simple , and , as far as the final result is concerned ...
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