Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page vii
... causes and conditions of those phenomena . The local has not been separated from the general , the accidental from the essential ; and , as a natural result , many erroneous ideas have become current as to what are really the charac ...
... causes and conditions of those phenomena . The local has not been separated from the general , the accidental from the essential ; and , as a natural result , many erroneous ideas have become current as to what are really the charac ...
Page viii
... causes of the equatorial climate are discussed in some detail , and the somewhat complex principles on which it depends are popularly explained . In the chapters on plant and animal life , the general aspects and relations of their ...
... causes of the equatorial climate are discussed in some detail , and the somewhat complex principles on which it depends are popularly explained . In the chapters on plant and animal life , the general aspects and relations of their ...
Page xi
... Causes - General Features of the Equa- torial Forests - Low - growth Forest - trees - Flowery Trunks and their Probable Cause - Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees -- The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm ...
... Causes - General Features of the Equa- torial Forests - Low - growth Forest - trees - Flowery Trunks and their Probable Cause - Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees -- The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm ...
Page xii
... Cause of Colour - Probable Use of the Horns of Beetles - Cause of the greater Brilliancy of some Female Insects - Origin ... Causes of Bright Colour in the Tropics . pages 158-220 VI . THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR ...
... Cause of Colour - Probable Use of the Horns of Beetles - Cause of the greater Brilliancy of some Female Insects - Origin ... Causes of Bright Colour in the Tropics . pages 158-220 VI . THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR ...
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... causes of the difference between them , -causes which are by no means of so simple a nature as are usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth — the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined ...
... causes of the difference between them , -causes which are by no means of so simple a nature as are usually imagined . The three great divisions of the earth — the tropical , the temperate , and the frigid zones , may be briefly defined ...
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