Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... OF ANIMALS , " " CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] OR 451 EW FOR LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS TROPICAL NATURE ,
... OF ANIMALS , " " CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] OR 451 EW FOR LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS TROPICAL NATURE ,
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... every social pleasure . Land of green fields and flowers ! Thou givest birth To shifting scenes of beauty , which outshine Th ' unvarying splendours of the Tropic's clime . PREFACE . THE luxuriance and beauty of Tropical Nature is.
... every social pleasure . Land of green fields and flowers ! Thou givest birth To shifting scenes of beauty , which outshine Th ' unvarying splendours of the Tropic's clime . PREFACE . THE luxuriance and beauty of Tropical Nature is.
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Alfred Russel Wallace. PREFACE . THE luxuriance and beauty of Tropical Nature is a well - worn theme , and there is little new to say about it . The traveller and the naturalist have combined to praise , and not unfrequently to ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. PREFACE . THE luxuriance and beauty of Tropical Nature is a well - worn theme , and there is little new to say about it . The traveller and the naturalist have combined to praise , and not unfrequently to ...
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... natural selection has acted to bring about considerable 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 ...
... natural selection has acted to bring about considerable 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 ...
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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