Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... ANIMALS , " " CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] BIBLIOTHECA REGTA LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS , AND TROPICAL NATURE ,
... ANIMALS , " " CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION , " ETC. , ETC. London : MACMILLAN AND CO . 1878 . [ The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved . ] BIBLIOTHECA REGTA LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS , AND TROPICAL NATURE ,
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... 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 ...
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... Animals ; because the view set forth and illustrated in the first part of that chapter - that colour in nature is normal , and that its presence hardly requires to be accounted for so much as its absence - is an essential part of the ...
... Animals ; because the view set forth and illustrated in the first part of that chapter - that colour in nature is normal , and that its presence hardly requires to be accounted for so much as its absence - is an essential part of the ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 Colours ...
... 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 Colours ...
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abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants Asia attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become birds blue brilliant butterflies carnivora causes changes character characteristic climate colour Colours of Animals comparatively conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct Eocene equator equatorial zone existence extensive fact families fauna favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forests fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia marsupials Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists North northern observed occur ocean ornaments Palearctic 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 trees tropical trunks Ungulata variation varied variety vegetation whole wings yellow