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.
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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 ...
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... Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical Insects- Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picarie - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans and Hornbills - Passeres - Reptiles and Amphibia - Lizards - Snakes- Frogs and ...
... Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical Insects- Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picarie - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans and Hornbills - Passeres - Reptiles and Amphibia - Lizards - Snakes- Frogs and ...
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... Insects - Origin of the Ornamental Plumage of Male Birds - Theory of the Display of Ornaments by Males - Natural Selection as neutralizing Sexual Selection - Greater Brilliancy of some Female Birds - Colour- development as illustrated ...
... Insects - Origin of the Ornamental Plumage of Male Birds - Theory of the Display of Ornaments by Males - Natural Selection as neutralizing Sexual Selection - Greater Brilliancy of some Female Birds - Colour- development as illustrated ...
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... Insects - RISE AND PROGRESS OF MODERN VIEWS AS TO THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGIN OF MAN - Indica- tions of Man's Extreme Antiquity - Antiquity of Intellectual Man- Sculptures on Easter - Island - North American Earthworks - The Great Pyramid ...
... Insects - RISE AND PROGRESS OF MODERN VIEWS AS TO THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGIN OF MAN - Indica- tions of Man's Extreme Antiquity - Antiquity of Intellectual Man- Sculptures on Easter - Island - North American Earthworks - The Great Pyramid ...
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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