Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysRead Books Ltd, 25. mai 2016 - 418 pages This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1878 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Tropical Nature, and Other Essays' is a collection of essays including Wallace's observations on equatorial vegetation, animal life, and sexual. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory. |
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... attract the attention of all who are interested in the subject. I may be allowed here to remark, that my theory cannot be properly understood without reading the whole chapter on “The Colours of Animals;” because the view set forth and ...
... attract the attention of all who are interested in the subject. I may be allowed here to remark, that my theory cannot be properly understood without reading the whole chapter on “The Colours of Animals;” because the view set forth and ...
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... air. The forest shades are frequented by thousands of butterflies, but these mostly keep near the ground, where they have a free passage among the treetrunks and visit the flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. To attract these it is.
... air. The forest shades are frequented by thousands of butterflies, but these mostly keep near the ground, where they have a free passage among the treetrunks and visit the flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. To attract these it is.
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... attract the attention of the wandering butterflies. Uses. of. Equatorial. Foresttrees. Amid this immense variety of trees, the natives have found out such as are best adapted to certain purposes. The wood of some is light and soft, and is ...
... attract the attention of the wandering butterflies. Uses. of. Equatorial. Foresttrees. Amid this immense variety of trees, the natives have found out such as are best adapted to certain purposes. The wood of some is light and soft, and is ...
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... attracts attention in the equatorial zone, is perhaps that of the ferns, which here display themselves in vast profusion and variety. They grow abundantly on rocks and on decaying trees; they clothe the sides of ravines and the margins ...
... attracts attention in the equatorial zone, is perhaps that of the ferns, which here display themselves in vast profusion and variety. They grow abundantly on rocks and on decaying trees; they clothe the sides of ravines and the margins ...
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... attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves, which grow between tidemarks on coasts and estuaries. These are low trees with widelyspreading branches and a network of aerial roots a few feet above the ground; but their most ...
... attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves, which grow between tidemarks on coasts and estuaries. These are low trees with widelyspreading branches and a network of aerial roots a few feet above the ground; but their most ...
Contents
ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS | |
THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION | |
THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF | |
THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING | |
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