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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Page 108
... marsupials , which are divided into groups differing but little from each other , and feebly representing , as Mr. Waterhouse and others have remarked , our car- nivorous , ruminant , and rodent mammals , could suc- cessfully compete ...
... marsupials , which are divided into groups differing but little from each other , and feebly representing , as Mr. Waterhouse and others have remarked , our car- nivorous , ruminant , and rodent mammals , could suc- cessfully compete ...
Page 119
... . The three lowest orders of mammals , namely , marsupials , edentata , and rodents , co - exist in South America in the same region with numerous monkeys , and probably interfere little with each other . ADVANCEMENT OF ORGANISATION 119.
... . The three lowest orders of mammals , namely , marsupials , edentata , and rodents , co - exist in South America in the same region with numerous monkeys , and probably interfere little with each other . ADVANCEMENT OF ORGANISATION 119.
Page 294
... marsupials of that continent . In South America , a similar relationship is manifest , even to an uneducated eye , in the gigantic pieces of armour like those of the armadillo , found in several parts of La Plata ; and Professor Owen ...
... marsupials of that continent . In South America , a similar relationship is manifest , even to an uneducated eye , in the gigantic pieces of armour like those of the armadillo , found in several parts of La Plata ; and Professor Owen ...
Page 295
... marsupials should have been chiefly or solely produced in Australia ; or that Edentata and other American types should have been solely produced in South America . For we know that Europe in ancient times was peopled by numerous marsupials ...
... marsupials should have been chiefly or solely produced in Australia ; or that Edentata and other American types should have been solely produced in South America . For we know that Europe in ancient times was peopled by numerous marsupials ...
Page 355
... Marsupials — the manner in which the wings of insects are folded - mere colour in certain Alga - mere pubescence on parts of the flower in grasses - the nature of the dermal covering , as hair or feathers , in the Vertebrata . If the ...
... Marsupials — the manner in which the wings of insects are folded - mere colour in certain Alga - mere pubescence on parts of the flower in grasses - the nature of the dermal covering , as hair or feathers , in the Vertebrata . If the ...
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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