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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... larger part of this occurs during three or four months, individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy. The greatest fall recorded at Batavia during three years was three inches and eighttenths in one hour,1 but this was quite ...
... larger part of this occurs during three or four months, individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy. The greatest fall recorded at Batavia during three years was three inches and eighttenths in one hour,1 but this was quite ...
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... from the simple elements of the atmosphere, build up the great mass of vegetation which overshadows, and almost seems to oppress the earth. Characteristics of the Larger Foresttrees. Passing from the general impression.
... from the simple elements of the atmosphere, build up the great mass of vegetation which overshadows, and almost seems to oppress the earth. Characteristics of the Larger Foresttrees. Passing from the general impression.
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Alfred Russel Wallace. Characteristics. of. the. Larger. Foresttrees. Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed, the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. Characteristics. of. the. Larger. Foresttrees. Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed, the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general ...
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... larger, smoother, and more symmetrical. The leaves of the Asiatic caoutchouctree (Ficus elastica), so often ... larger kinds, until, overcome by age and storms, some monarch of the forest falls down, and, carrying destruction in its fall ...
... larger, smoother, and more symmetrical. The leaves of the Asiatic caoutchouctree (Ficus elastica), so often ... larger kinds, until, overcome by age and storms, some monarch of the forest falls down, and, carrying destruction in its fall ...
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... larger branches instead of on the upper part of the tree. The cacaotree is a wellknown example of this peculiarity, which is not uncommon in tropical forests; and some of the smaller trunks are occasionally almost hidden by the quantity ...
... larger branches instead of on the upper part of the tree. The cacaotree is a wellknown example of this peculiarity, which is not uncommon in tropical forests; and some of the smaller trunks are occasionally almost hidden by the quantity ...
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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