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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... VI. THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOURSENSE. VII. BYPATHS IN THE DOMAIN OF BIOLOGY: VIII. THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES.1 Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th.
... VI. THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOURSENSE. VII. BYPATHS IN THE DOMAIN OF BIOLOGY: VIII. THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES.1 Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th.
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... plant and animal life, the general aspects and relations of their several component elements have been dwelt upon; all ... plants, is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of ...
... plant and animal life, the general aspects and relations of their several component elements have been dwelt upon; all ... plants, is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of ...
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... Plants are all evergreen; flowers and fruits, although more abundant at certain seasons, are never altogether absent; while many annual foodplants as well as some fruittrees produce two crops a year. In other cases, more than one ...
... Plants are all evergreen; flowers and fruits, although more abundant at certain seasons, are never altogether absent; while many annual foodplants as well as some fruittrees produce two crops a year. In other cases, more than one ...
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... plants and animals do not take place at about the same time in all species, or in the individuals of any given species, as they do in temperate countries. In Europe, a woodland scene has its spring, its summer, its autumnal, and its ...
... plants and animals do not take place at about the same time in all species, or in the individuals of any given species, as they do in temperate countries. In Europe, a woodland scene has its spring, its summer, its autumnal, and its ...
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... Plants of the Equatorial Forests—Palms—Uses of Palmtrees and their Products— Ferns—Gingerworts and wild Bananas—Arums—Screwpines—Orchids —Bamboos—Uses of the Bamboo—Mangroves—Sensitiveplants— Comparative scarcity of Flowers—Concluding ...
... Plants of the Equatorial Forests—Palms—Uses of Palmtrees and their Products— Ferns—Gingerworts and wild Bananas—Arums—Screwpines—Orchids —Bamboos—Uses of the Bamboo—Mangroves—Sensitiveplants— Comparative scarcity of Flowers—Concluding ...
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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