Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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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 - Picari¿ - 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 - Picari¿ - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans and Hornbills - Passeres - Reptiles and Amphibia - Lizards - Snakes— Frogs and ...
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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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... insects in the fertilization of flowers offers a very probable explanation of this peculiarity . Bees and butterflies The former love the are the greatest flower - haunters . sun and frequent open grounds or the flowery tops of the ...
... insects in the fertilization of flowers offers a very probable explanation of this peculiarity . Bees and butterflies The former love the are the greatest flower - haunters . sun and frequent open grounds or the flowery tops of the ...
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... insects . Sometimes they form clusters of foliage on living or dead trees to which they cling by their aerial roots . Others climb up the smooth bark of large trees , sending out roots as they 48 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... insects . Sometimes they form clusters of foliage on living or dead trees to which they cling by their aerial roots . Others climb up the smooth bark of large trees , sending out roots as they 48 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
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