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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... ranked by competent judges as the descendants of aboriginally distinct species , and by other competent judges as mere varieties . If any marked distinction existed between domestic races and species , this source of doubt could not so ...
... ranked by competent judges as the descendants of aboriginally distinct species , and by other competent judges as mere varieties . If any marked distinction existed between domestic races and species , this source of doubt could not so ...
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... ranked by him as well - defined species . Moreover , I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier , the short - faced tumbler , the runt , the barb , pouter , and fantail in the same genus ; more es- pecially ...
... ranked by him as well - defined species . Moreover , I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier , the short - faced tumbler , the runt , the barb , pouter , and fantail in the same genus ; more es- pecially ...
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... ranked at their first appearance as distinct varieties , and whether or not two or more species or races have become blended together by crossing , may plainly be recognised in the increased size and beauty which we now see in the ...
... ranked at their first appearance as distinct varieties , and whether or not two or more species or races have become blended together by crossing , may plainly be recognised in the increased size and beauty which we now see in the ...
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... ranked as a variety of another , not because the intermediate links have actually been found , but because analogy leads the observer to suppose either that they do now somewhere exist , or may formerly have existed ; and here a wide ...
... ranked as a variety of another , not because the intermediate links have actually been found , but because analogy leads the observer to suppose either that they do now somewhere exist , or may formerly have existed ; and here a wide ...
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... ranked by botanists as species ; and in making this list he has omitted many trifling varieties , but which nevertheless have been ranked by some botanists as species , and he has entirely omitted several highly polymorphic genera ...
... ranked by botanists as species ; and in making this list he has omitted many trifling varieties , but which nevertheless have been ranked by some botanists as species , and he has entirely omitted several highly polymorphic genera ...
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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