The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, Volume 1 |
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... breed freely under confinement , even when the male and female unite . How many animals there are which will not breed , though kept in an almost free state in their native country ! This is generally , but erroneously , attributed to ...
... breed freely under confinement , even when the male and female unite . How many animals there are which will not breed , though kept in an almost free state in their native country ! This is generally , but erroneously , attributed to ...
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... breed in this country pretty freely under confinement , with the exception of the plantigrades or bear family , which seldom produce young ; whereas carnivorous birds , with the rarest ex- ceptions , hardly ever lay fertile eggs . Many ...
... breed in this country pretty freely under confinement , with the exception of the plantigrades or bear family , which seldom produce young ; whereas carnivorous birds , with the rarest ex- ceptions , hardly ever lay fertile eggs . Many ...
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... Breeders believe that long limbs are almost always accompanied by an elongated head . Some instances of correlation are quite whimsical : thus cats which are entirely white and have blue eyes are generally deaf ; but it has been lately ...
... Breeders believe that long limbs are almost always accompanied by an elongated head . Some instances of correlation are quite whimsical : thus cats which are entirely white and have blue eyes are generally deaf ; but it has been lately ...
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... breeds are often trans- mitted , either exclusively or in a much greater degree , to the males alone . A much more important rule , which I think may be trusted , is that , at whatever period of life a peculiarity first appears , it ...
... breeds are often trans- mitted , either exclusively or in a much greater degree , to the males alone . A much more important rule , which I think may be trusted , is that , at whatever period of life a peculiarity first appears , it ...
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... breed Our cart and race - horses , long and short - horned cattle , and poultry of various breeds , and esculent vegetables , for an unlimited number of generations , would be opposed to all experience . 37 VOL . I. Character of ...
... breed Our cart and race - horses , long and short - horned cattle , and poultry of various breeds , and esculent vegetables , for an unlimited number of generations , would be opposed to all experience . 37 VOL . I. Character of ...
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adapted advantage allied analogous animals and plants appear Asa Gray beak become bees believe birds breeds caudicle cause cells characters climate closely colour common crossed cuckoo degree developed difficulty distinct species disuse divergence domestic animals domestic races doubt effects eggs existence extinct extremely facts favourable females flowers forms Fritz Müller genera genus giraffe gradations greater number groups habits Hence hermaphrodites hive-bee important improved increase in number individual differences inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate kind lamellæ large number larger genera larvæ less likewise males manner Melipona Mivart natural selection naturalists nearly nest occasionally offspring organisation organs origin Origin of Species perfect period pigeons pollen pollen-grains present preserved principle probably produced progenitor quadrupeds rank Red Grouse relation remarked resemble rock-pigeon seeds sexes sexual sexual selection slight stamens structure struggle supposed swimbladder tend tendency tion transitional tree variability variations varieties vary widely wings young