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 xi
... species new to the district . His health gradually improved , but it was doubtful whether he would be able to bear the strain of any indoor occupation , for which indeed he felt an ever - increas- ing aversion . It was the time of the ...
... species new to the district . His health gradually improved , but it was doubtful whether he would be able to bear the strain of any indoor occupation , for which indeed he felt an ever - increas- ing aversion . It was the time of the ...
Page xv
... Species in 1859 , Belt had become an ardent evolu- tionist , and was henceforth always on the look - out for facts in support of the theories which had breathed such new life into biological studies . In Nicaragua he devoted special ...
... Species in 1859 , Belt had become an ardent evolu- tionist , and was henceforth always on the look - out for facts in support of the theories which had breathed such new life into biological studies . In Nicaragua he devoted special ...
Page xix
... species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the wings . " The ...
... species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the wings . " The ...
Page xx
... species and prey upon every killable living thing that comes in their way ; the leaf- cutting ants , whose attacks upon his garden were repelled with so much difficulty ; standing armies of ants main- tained by certain trees for their ...
... species and prey upon every killable living thing that comes in their way ; the leaf- cutting ants , whose attacks upon his garden were repelled with so much difficulty ; standing armies of ants main- tained by certain trees for their ...
Page xxxi
... species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country . CHAPTER XII 139 · 150 Olama - The " Sanate " -Muy - muy - Idleness of the people- Mountain road - The " Bull Rock " -The ...
... species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country . CHAPTER XII 139 · 150 Olama - The " Sanate " -Muy - muy - Idleness of the people- Mountain road - The " Bull Rock " -The ...
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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