My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... equally important . A horse , or a number of horses , as such , do not constitute a ' species . ' It is the comparative permanence of the form as distinguished from the ass , quagga , zebra , tapir , camel , etc. , that makes them one ...
... equally important . A horse , or a number of horses , as such , do not constitute a ' species . ' It is the comparative permanence of the form as distinguished from the ass , quagga , zebra , tapir , camel , etc. , that makes them one ...
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... in their case , while , as the whole question of colour came to be better understood , I saw equally valid reasons for its total rejection even in birds and mammalia . 66 But here my view really extends the influence of DARWIN 17.
... in their case , while , as the whole question of colour came to be better understood , I saw equally valid reasons for its total rejection even in birds and mammalia . 66 But here my view really extends the influence of DARWIN 17.
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... cannot give to the male more protection than he requires , which is less than in the female . 66 5. The striking fact that in all protected groups the females usually resemble the males ( or are equally brightly coloured 18 MY LIFE.
... cannot give to the male more protection than he requires , which is less than in the female . 66 5. The striking fact that in all protected groups the females usually resemble the males ( or are equally brightly coloured 18 MY LIFE.
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... equally brightly coloured ) shows that the usual tendency is to transmit colour to both sexes when it is not injurious to either . " Now for the special argument . " 6. In the very weak - flying Leptalis both sexes mimic Heliconidæ ...
... equally brightly coloured ) shows that the usual tendency is to transmit colour to both sexes when it is not injurious to either . " Now for the special argument . " 6. In the very weak - flying Leptalis both sexes mimic Heliconidæ ...
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... equally to bats ; and we had quite a discussion on the subject . The next day , after thinking the matter over , I wrote him a long letter of eight pages , trying to show that the general principles of flight in birds , bats , and ...
... equally to bats ; and we had quite a discussion on the subject . The next day , after thinking the matter over , I wrote him a long letter of eight pages , trying to show that the general principles of flight in birds , bats , and ...
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