The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... insects for their fertilisation - Insect plagues - Leaf - cutting ants their method of defoliating trees : their nests - Some trees are not touched by the ants - Foreign trees are very sub- ject to their attack - Method of destroying ...
... insects for their fertilisation - Insect plagues - Leaf - cutting ants their method of defoliating trees : their nests - Some trees are not touched by the ants - Foreign trees are very sub- ject to their attack - Method of destroying ...
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... insects - Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen , from obtaining access to the nectaries - Stories about wasps - Humming - birds bathing - Singular myriapods - Ascent of Peña Blanca - Tapirs ...
... insects - Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen , from obtaining access to the nectaries - Stories about wasps - Humming - birds bathing - Singular myriapods - Ascent of Peña Blanca - Tapirs ...
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... Insect - traps- The south - western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the ... insects , and leaf - hoppers furnish ants with honey , and in return are protected by the latter - Contest between ...
... Insect - traps- The south - western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the ... insects , and leaf - hoppers furnish ants with honey , and in return are protected by the latter - Contest between ...
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... three zones -- Journey from Juigalpa to lake of Nicaragua - Voyage on lake - Fresh - water shells and insects Similarity of fresh - water productions all over the 308 world - Distribution of European land and fresh - water CONTENTS . xxix.
... three zones -- Journey from Juigalpa to lake of Nicaragua - Voyage on lake - Fresh - water shells and insects Similarity of fresh - water productions all over the 308 world - Distribution of European land and fresh - water CONTENTS . xxix.
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... insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England · · 358 · 374 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR . ALLIGATORS XXX CONTENTS .
... insects of Chontales - Mimetic forms - Departure from the mines- Nicaragua as a field for emigration - Journey to Greytown- Return to England · · 358 · 374 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR . ALLIGATORS XXX CONTENTS .
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