My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... evidence as to which species they eat and which they reject . This may be obtained in two ways . Those who keep insectivorous birds , such as thrushes , robins , or any of the warblers ( or any other that will eat caterpillars ) , may ...
... evidence as to which species they eat and which they reject . This may be obtained in two ways . Those who keep insectivorous birds , such as thrushes , robins , or any of the warblers ( or any other that will eat caterpillars ) , may ...
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... that seeds may thus be carried for great distances , I do not believe that there is at present any evidence of their being thus carried more than a few miles . " 2 This is the most connected piece of criticism in the 12 MY LIFE.
... that seeds may thus be carried for great distances , I do not believe that there is at present any evidence of their being thus carried more than a few miles . " 2 This is the most connected piece of criticism in the 12 MY LIFE.
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... evidence . The first kind of sexual selection I hold as strongly and as thoroughly as Darwin himself ; the latter I at first accepted , following Darwin's conclusions from what appeared to be strong evidence explicable in no other way ...
... evidence . The first kind of sexual selection I hold as strongly and as thoroughly as Darwin himself ; the latter I at first accepted , following Darwin's conclusions from what appeared to be strong evidence explicable in no other way ...
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... evidence for the transmission of such characters , and when he further set forth a mass of evidence in support of his theory of the continuity of the germ - plasm , the " better theory " was found , and I finally gave up pangenesis as ...
... evidence for the transmission of such characters , and when he further set forth a mass of evidence in support of his theory of the continuity of the germ - plasm , the " better theory " was found , and I finally gave up pangenesis as ...
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... evidence and is still actively at work . I and my wife were entertained at Glasgow by Mr. and Mrs. Mirlees , and at one of their dinner - parties we enjoyed the company of William Pengelly , of Torquay , the well - known explorer of ...
... evidence and is still actively at work . I and my wife were entertained at Glasgow by Mr. and Mrs. Mirlees , and at one of their dinner - parties we enjoyed the company of William Pengelly , of Torquay , the well - known explorer of ...
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