Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly PREFACE . ix.
... ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly PREFACE . ix.
Page x
Alfred Russel Wallace. tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly opposed to the view held by Mr. Darwin and so well explained and illustrated in his great work on " The Descent of Man and on Selection in Relation to Sex ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly opposed to the view held by Mr. Darwin and so well explained and illustrated in his great work on " The Descent of Man and on Selection in Relation to Sex ...
Page xii
... Male - Food -Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation ... Male Birds - Theory of the Display of Ornaments by Males - Natural Selection as neutralizing Sexual Selection ...
... Male - Food -Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation ... Male Birds - Theory of the Display of Ornaments by Males - Natural Selection as neutralizing Sexual Selection ...
Page 76
... are almost entirely composed of males , the females remaining in the forests where , towards the afternoon , their partners join them . The majority of butterflies settle upon foliage and on flowers 76 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... are almost entirely composed of males , the females remaining in the forests where , towards the afternoon , their partners join them . The majority of butterflies settle upon foliage and on flowers 76 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 95
... males in some of the species are very extraordinary , and , combined with their polished or rugose metallic colours , render them perhaps the most conspicuous of all the beetle tribe . The weevils and their allies are also very ...
... males in some of the species are very extraordinary , and , combined with their polished or rugose metallic colours , render them perhaps the most conspicuous of all the beetle tribe . The weevils and their allies are also very ...
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