Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... changes in a limited period . The discussion on the nature and origin of the colours of 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 ...
... changes in a limited period . The discussion on the nature and origin of the colours of 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 ...
Page xii
... Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning Colours -Sexual Colours -- Typical Colours - The Nature of Colour - How Animal Colours are Produced - Colour a ...
... Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning Colours -Sexual Colours -- Typical Colours - The Nature of Colour - How Animal Colours are Produced - Colour a ...
Page xiii
... CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and Past Distribution of Land and Sea - Zoological Regions - The Palæ- arctic Region - The Ethiopian Region - The Oriental Region - Past changes of the ...
... CHANGES . Old Opinions on Continental Changes - Theory of Oceanic Islands - Present and Past Distribution of Land and Sea - Zoological Regions - The Palæ- arctic Region - The Ethiopian Region - The Oriental Region - Past changes of the ...
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... constantly recurring phenomena which represent to us the estab lished course of nature . At the equator none of these changes occur ; there is a perpetual equinox and 73 B a perpetual summer , and were it not for variations.
... constantly recurring phenomena which represent to us the estab lished course of nature . At the equator none of these changes occur ; there is a perpetual equinox and 73 B a perpetual summer , and were it not for variations.
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... changes in the development of vegetable and animal life , the monotony of nature would be extreme . In the present ... change of climate or physical conditions , such as characterise 2 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... changes in the development of vegetable and animal life , the monotony of nature would be extreme . In the present ... change of climate or physical conditions , such as characterise 2 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
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abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become beetles birds blue Borneo brilliant butterflies carnivora causes change of colour character characteristic climate Colours of Animals conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct elegant equatorial zone existence extensive fact families favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forest-trees fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez kinds land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists nests North observed occur organic ornaments Palearctic palms parrots peculiar perhaps phenomena plants plumage probably produced proportion protection rays region remarkable resemble sexual selection showy slender sometimes South America species spots structure sun-birds surface tail temperate zones temperature theory tints tion toucans trees trunks uneatable variation varied variety various vegetation whole wings yellow