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 viii
... living species- On the state of development of ancient forms— On the succession of the same types within the same areas — Summary of preceding and present chapter .. 376-414 CHAPTER XI . GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION . - - Present ...
... living species- On the state of development of ancient forms— On the succession of the same types within the same areas — Summary of preceding and present chapter .. 376-414 CHAPTER XI . GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION . - - Present ...
Page xvii
... living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds , " These phenomena shake our confidence in the conclusion that the Apteryx of New Zealand and the Red Grouse of England were distinct ...
... living things . " Farther on ( p . xc . ) , after referring to geographical distribution , he adds , " These phenomena shake our confidence in the conclusion that the Apteryx of New Zealand and the Red Grouse of England were distinct ...
Page xx
... living plants and animals are not sepa- rated from the extinct by new creations , but are to be regarded as their descendants through continued reproduction . " A well - known French botanist , M. Lecoq , writes in 1854 ( ' Etudes sur ...
... living plants and animals are not sepa- rated from the extinct by new creations , but are to be regarded as their descendants through continued reproduction . " A well - known French botanist , M. Lecoq , writes in 1854 ( ' Etudes sur ...
Page xxi
... living at any time to be the result of the gradual modification of pre - existing species - a hypothesis which , though unproven , and sadly damaged by some of its supporters , is yet the only one to which physiology lends any ...
... living at any time to be the result of the gradual modification of pre - existing species - a hypothesis which , though unproven , and sadly damaged by some of its supporters , is yet the only one to which physiology lends any ...
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... living long under not very close con- finement in their native country ! This is generally attributed to vitiated instincts ; but how many cultivated plants display the utmost vigour , and yet rarely or never seed ! In some few such ...
... living long under not very close con- finement in their native country ! This is generally attributed to vitiated instincts ; but how many cultivated plants display the utmost vigour , and yet rarely or never seed ! In some few such ...
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