Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... relations of these to extinct types which once inhabited the temperate zones open up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the present inquiry may be considered a necessary preliminary to a study of ...
... relations of these to extinct types which once inhabited the temperate zones open up so many interesting questions as to the past history of the earth , that the present inquiry may be considered a necessary preliminary to a study of ...
Page ix
... relations of colour to locality , which are almost exclusively manifested within the tropical zones ; while the essay " Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time ...
... relations of colour to locality , which are almost exclusively manifested within the tropical zones ; while the essay " Distribution of Animals and Geographical Changes , " elucidates the relations of the several continents in past time ...
Page x
... Relation to Sex . " Being strongly impressed with the importance and fundamental truth of this theory , I published my first sketch of the subject in Macmillan's Magazine in order that it might have the benefit of criticism before ...
... Relation to Sex . " Being strongly impressed with the importance and fundamental truth of this theory , I published my first sketch of the subject in Macmillan's Magazine in order that it might have the benefit of criticism before ...
Page xi
... Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical Insects— Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picaria - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans ...
... Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical Insects— Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picaria - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans ...
Page xii
... Relations and Affinities of Humming - Birds - How to Determine Doubtful Affinities -Resemblances of Swifts and Humming ... Relation of the Colours of Flowers and their Geographical Distribution - Recent Views as to the Direct Action of ...
... Relations and Affinities of Humming - Birds - How to Determine Doubtful Affinities -Resemblances of Swifts and Humming ... Relation of the Colours of Flowers and their Geographical Distribution - Recent Views as to the Direct Action of ...
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