The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 344 pages The best of all natural history journals which have ever been published.--Charles Darwin, 1874. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, this classic book describes the geography, geology, ecology, flora, fauna, and native inhabitants of Nicaragua in the nineteenth century. Many of Belt's detailed and accurate observations were not confirmed until decades later--for example, the fact that certain plants have standing armies of ants that defend them. |
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Page xiii
... less of geographical discovery . And yet , the many and highly diversified phases in which life presents itself in the tropics enabled the skilled naturalist to fill a volume with a series of episodes , experi- ences , and speculations ...
... less of geographical discovery . And yet , the many and highly diversified phases in which life presents itself in the tropics enabled the skilled naturalist to fill a volume with a series of episodes , experi- ences , and speculations ...
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... , of course , be understood that the mimicry is unconscious , the result , as in the cases of cryptic resemblance , having been brought Introduction xix about by natural selection — the less perfect xviii The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
... , of course , be understood that the mimicry is unconscious , the result , as in the cases of cryptic resemblance , having been brought Introduction xix about by natural selection — the less perfect xviii The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
Page xix
Thomas Belt. Introduction xix about by natural selection — the less perfect the mimicry the more liable are the individuals to be attacked , and the less chance have they of reproducing their kind . This imitation was first accounted for ...
Thomas Belt. Introduction xix about by natural selection — the less perfect the mimicry the more liable are the individuals to be attacked , and the less chance have they of reproducing their kind . This imitation was first accounted for ...
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... less dogs of tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country ...
... less dogs of tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country ...
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... - water shells -Discussion of the reasons why fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the land and of the sea 236 250 Contents CHAPTER XIX xxxiii Iguanas and lizards - Granada - xxxii The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
... - water shells -Discussion of the reasons why fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the land and of the sea 236 250 Contents CHAPTER XIX xxxiii Iguanas and lizards - Granada - xxxii The Naturalist in Nicaragua.
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 50 |
CHAPTER VI | 68 |
CHAPTER VII | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
CHAPTER XII | 165 |
CHAPTER XIII | 179 |
CHAPTER XIV | 191 |
CHAPTER XV | 211 |
CHAPTER XVI | 224 |
CHAPTER XVII | 236 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 250 |
CHAPTER XIX | 258 |
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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