Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... animals and plants , is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of the tropics . The chapter entitled " By - paths in the Domain of Biology " contains an account of certain ...
... animals and plants , is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of the tropics . The chapter entitled " By - paths in the Domain of Biology " contains an account of certain ...
Page xi
... ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties of the Subject - General Aspect of the Animal Life of Equatorial Forests - Diurnal Lepidoptera or Butterflies - Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants ...
... ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties of the Subject - General Aspect of the Animal Life of Equatorial Forests - Diurnal Lepidoptera or Butterflies - Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants ...
Page xii
... ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION . General Phenomena of Colour - Theory of Heat and Light as producing Colour - Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning ...
... ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION . General Phenomena of Colour - Theory of Heat and Light as producing Colour - Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning ...
Page xiii
... 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 Pal¿- arctic Region - The Ethiopian Region - The ...
... 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 Pal¿- arctic Region - The Ethiopian Region - The ...
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... animals do not take place at about the same time in all species , or in the individuals of any given species , as they do in temperate countries . In Europe , a woodland scene has its spring , its summer , its autumnal , and its winter ...
... animals do not take place at about the same time in all species , or in the individuals of any given species , as they do in temperate countries . In Europe , a woodland scene has its spring , its summer , its autumnal , and its winter ...
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