On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
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... facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America , and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent . These facts , as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume ...
... facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America , and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent . These facts , as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume ...
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... facts in illustration , but which , I hope , in most cases will suffice . No one can feel more sensible than I do of the necessity of here- after publishing in detail all the facts , with references , on which my conclusions have been ...
... facts in illustration , but which , I hope , in most cases will suffice . No one can feel more sensible than I do of the necessity of here- after publishing in detail all the facts , with references , on which my conclusions have been ...
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... facts collected by Heusinger , it appears that white sheep and pigs are differently affected from coloured individuals by certain vegetable poisons : Professor Wyman has recently communicated to me a good illustration of this fact ; on ...
... facts collected by Heusinger , it appears that white sheep and pigs are differently affected from coloured individuals by certain vegetable poisons : Professor Wyman has recently communicated to me a good illustration of this fact ; on ...
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... fact of some little importance to us , that peculiarities appearing in the males of our domestic breeds are often transmitted ... facts make me believe that the rule has a wider extension , and that when there is no apparent reason why a ...
... fact of some little importance to us , that peculiarities appearing in the males of our domestic breeds are often transmitted ... facts make me believe that the rule has a wider extension , and that when there is no apparent reason why a ...
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... facts would have great weight in making us doubt about the immutability of the many very closely allied natural ... fact were found more strictly and generally true than seems to me to be the case , what does it show , but that some of ...
... facts would have great weight in making us doubt about the immutability of the many very closely allied natural ... fact were found more strictly and generally true than seems to me to be the case , what does it show , but that some of ...
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accumulated adapted affinities allied species America analogous ancient animals appear archipelago become bees believe birds breeds cause cells characters cirripedes climate closely allied colour continuous crossed crustaceans degree difficulty distinct species divergence domestic doubt embryo endemic existing exterminated extinct extremely facts favourable fertilised fertility flowers formations forms fossil Gärtner genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hybrids hybrids produced important increase individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate larvæ laws less living males mammals manner migration modification modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest occasionally offspring organic organisation origin of species perfect pigeons plants pollen present principle probably produced progenitor ranked reciprocal crosses remarked resemble rock-pigeon rudimentary seeds sexual sexual selection Silurian slight sometimes South America sterility structure struggle successive supposed swimbladder tend theory variability variations varieties vary whole widely