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... possess Instincts ? - How Indians travel through unknown and trackless
Forests · · · · · · · · Pp . 201 - 210 VI . - The Philosophy of Birds ' Nests . Instinct or
Reason in the Construction of Birds ' Nests - Do Men build by Reason or by
Imitation ?
... possess Instincts ? - How Indians travel through unknown and trackless
Forests · · · · · · · · Pp . 201 - 210 VI . - The Philosophy of Birds ' Nests . Instinct or
Reason in the Construction of Birds ' Nests - Do Men build by Reason or by
Imitation ?
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... no characteristic form or marking , no peculiarities of instinct or of habit , no
relations between species or between groups of species — can exist , but which
must now be or once have been useful to the individuals or the races which
possess ...
... no characteristic form or marking , no peculiarities of instinct or of habit , no
relations between species or between groups of species — can exist , but which
must now be or once have been useful to the individuals or the races which
possess ...
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Mice , rats , bats , and inoles possess the least conspicuous of hues , and must
be quite invisible at times when any light colour would be instantly seen . Owls
and goatsuckers are of those dark mottled tints that will assimilate with bark and ...
Mice , rats , bats , and inoles possess the least conspicuous of hues , and must
be quite invisible at times when any light colour would be instantly seen . Owls
and goatsuckers are of those dark mottled tints that will assimilate with bark and ...
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It seems to be in proportion to their sluggish motions or the absence of other
means of defence , that insects possess the protective colouring . In the tropics
there are thousands of species of insects which rest during the day clinging to the
bark ...
It seems to be in proportion to their sluggish motions or the absence of other
means of defence , that insects possess the protective colouring . In the tropics
there are thousands of species of insects which rest during the day clinging to the
bark ...
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said to be absolutely perfect ; and the protection which it affords is sufficiently
indicated by the abundance of the individuals that possess it . The Rev . Joseph
Greene has called attention to the striking harmony between the colours of those
...
said to be absolutely perfect ; and the protection which it affords is sufficiently
indicated by the abundance of the individuals that possess it . The Rev . Joseph
Greene has called attention to the striking harmony between the colours of those
...
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| Title | Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays, Alfred Russel Wallace Marilee E. Thomas and Robert C. Thomas Science and Related Subjects Collection |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1870 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 mai 2006 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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