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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... instance , cattle got their horns , and not for what they are used . It is rather a singular instance of the manner in which similar views arise at about the same time , that Goethe in Germany , Dr. Darwin in England , and Geoffroy ...
... instance , cattle got their horns , and not for what they are used . It is rather a singular instance of the manner in which similar views arise at about the same time , that Goethe in Germany , Dr. Darwin in England , and Geoffroy ...
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... instances ) , yet having their reproductive system so seriously affected by unperceived causes as to fail in acting , we ... instance , the rabbit and ferret kept in hutches ) , showing that their repro- ductive system has not been thus ...
... instances ) , yet having their reproductive system so seriously affected by unperceived causes as to fail in acting , we ... instance , the rabbit and ferret kept in hutches ) , showing that their repro- ductive system has not been thus ...
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... instance , I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and I presume that this change may be safely ...
... instance , I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and I presume that this change may be safely ...
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... instance , of the cabbage , in very poor soil ( in which case , however , some effect would have to be attributed to the direct action of the poor soil ) , that they would to a large extent , or even wholly , revert to the wild ...
... instance , of the cabbage , in very poor soil ( in which case , however , some effect would have to be attributed to the direct action of the poor soil ) , that they would to a large extent , or even wholly , revert to the wild ...
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... instance , it could be shown that the greyhound , bloodhound , terrier , spaniel , and bull - dog , which we all know propagate their kind so truly , were the offspring of any single species , then such facts would have great weight in ...
... instance , it could be shown that the greyhound , bloodhound , terrier , spaniel , and bull - dog , which we all know propagate their kind so truly , were the offspring of any single species , then such facts would have great weight in ...
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adapted affinities allied species America analogous ancient appear archipelago become bees believe birds breeds cause cells characters climate closely allied colour common continued crossed crustaceans degree difficulty distinct species doubt Edition eggs embryo Europe existing exterminated extinct extremely facts favourable Fcap females fertilised fertility flowers formation forms fossil Fritz Müller Gärtner genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hermaphrodites History hybrids important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate larvæ less living male mammals manner migration modification modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest offspring organic organisation parent perfect pigeons pistil plants pollen Post 8vo present principle probably produced progenitor racters ranked reciprocal crosses remarked resemble rudimentary seeds Silurian slight South America stamens sterility structure struggle successive supposed theory tion variability variations varieties vary Vols whole widely Woodcuts