The Naturalist in NicaraguaUniversity of Chicago Press, 15. okt 1985 - 403 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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... America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal ... Central America - Evidence xxxii CONTENTS .
... America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal ... Central America - Evidence xxxii CONTENTS .
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Thomas Belt. drift - The glacial period in Central America - Evidence that the ice extended to the tropics - Scarcity of gold in the valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The ...
Thomas Belt. drift - The glacial period in Central America - Evidence that the ice extended to the tropics - Scarcity of gold in the valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The ...
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... Central America all belonged to one stock - Decadence of Mexican civilisation before the arrival of the Spaniards - The designation " Nahuatls " proposed to include all the Mexican , Western Central American , and Peruvian races that ...
... Central America all belonged to one stock - Decadence of Mexican civilisation before the arrival of the Spaniards - The designation " Nahuatls " proposed to include all the Mexican , Western Central American , and Peruvian races that ...
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Contents
The Naturalist in Nicaragua | 1 |
Chapter II | 11 |
Chapter III | 30 |
Chapter IV | 43 |
Chapter V | 61 |
Chapter VI | 85 |
Chapter VII | 103 |
Chapter VIII | 126 |
Chapter XIII | 231 |
Chapter XIV | 247 |
Chapter XV | 275 |
Chapter XVI | 292 |
Chapter XVII | 308 |
Chapter XVIII | 327 |
Chapter XIX | 338 |
Chapter XX | 358 |
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles Belt birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives natural nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe Thomas Belt tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings young