Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page iii
... DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS , " 64 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] MUSEUMS GIFT GAIGE COLL . 5-31-83 2206274 7 ...
... DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS , " 64 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] MUSEUMS GIFT GAIGE COLL . 5-31-83 2206274 7 ...
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... Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time , and the probable origin of many of the groups now characteristic of tropical or of temperate regions . While ...
... Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time , and the probable origin of many of the groups now characteristic of tropical or of temperate regions . While ...
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... Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation and Natural Selection - The Relations and Affinities of Humming - Birds - How to Determine Doubtful Affinities -Resemblances of Swifts and Humming ...
... Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation and Natural Selection - The Relations and Affinities of Humming - Birds - How to Determine Doubtful Affinities -Resemblances of Swifts and Humming ...
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... DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and Past Distribution of Land and Sea - Zoological Regions - The Pala- arctic Region - The Ethiopian ...
... DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and Past Distribution of Land and Sea - Zoological Regions - The Pala- arctic Region - The Ethiopian ...
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... distributed . trade winds passing over the ocean from north - east to south - west with an oblique tendency towards the equator , become saturated with vapour , and are ready to give out moisture whenever they are forced upwards or in ...
... distributed . trade winds passing over the ocean from north - east to south - west with an oblique tendency towards the equator , become saturated with vapour , and are ready to give out moisture whenever they are forced upwards or in ...
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