The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life |
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Page v
... Effects of Habit and the use or disuse of Parts - Correlated Variation - Inheritance - Character of Do- mestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of domestic varieties from one or more ...
... Effects of Habit and the use or disuse of Parts - Correlated Variation - Inheritance - Character of Do- mestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of domestic varieties from one or more ...
Page vi
... Effects of Climate - Protection from the number of individuals - Complex relations of all animals and plants throughout nature - Struggle for life most severe between individuals and varieties of the same species : often severe between ...
... Effects of Climate - Protection from the number of individuals - Complex relations of all animals and plants throughout nature - Struggle for life most severe between individuals and varieties of the same species : often severe between ...
Page xii
... effect it continually or at stated times , as what is supernatural or miraculous does to effect it for once . " BUTLER : Analogy of Revealed Religion . " To conclude , therefore , let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety , or an ill ...
... effect it continually or at stated times , as what is supernatural or miraculous does to effect it for once . " BUTLER : Analogy of Revealed Religion . " To conclude , therefore , let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety , or an ill ...
Page xiv
... effects of habit . To this latter agency he seems to attribute all the beautiful adaptations in nature ; —such as the long neck of the giraffe for browsing on the by an internal spontaneity ; and whatsoever things were not thus ...
... effects of habit . To this latter agency he seems to attribute all the beautiful adaptations in nature ; —such as the long neck of the giraffe for browsing on the by an internal spontaneity ; and whatsoever things were not thus ...
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... effects produced by the conditions of life are gradual . He argues with much force on general grounds } that species are not immutable productions . But I can- not see how the two supposed " impulses " account in a scientific sense for ...
... effects produced by the conditions of life are gradual . He argues with much force on general grounds } that species are not immutable productions . But I can- not see how the two supposed " impulses " account in a scientific sense for ...
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adapted affinities allied species America ancient appear Asa Gray beak become bees believe belonging birds breeds cause cells characters climate closely allied colour common continent crossed crustaceans degree developed difficulty distinct species domestic doubt effects eggs embryo existing extinct extremely facts favourable fertilised fertility flowers formation forms fossil Fritz Müller genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hybrids important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate kind lamellę larvę less living males mammals manner marsupials migration modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest occasionally offspring organisation organs parent peculiar perfect pigeon pistil pollen present principle probably produced progenitor quadrupeds ranked remarked resemblance rudimentary seeds sexual selection Silurian slight South America stamens sterility structure successive supposed swimbladder tend theory tion trees variability variations varieties vary whilst whole wings young