The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 195
... dogs recognising and not molesting it . Our road still lay within a few miles of the dark Atlantic forest , the clouds lying all along the first range , concealing more than they exposed . There was a sort of gloomy grandeur about the ...
... dogs recognising and not molesting it . Our road still lay within a few miles of the dark Atlantic forest , the clouds lying all along the first range , concealing more than they exposed . There was a sort of gloomy grandeur about the ...
Page 206
... dogs in tropical America . 1. The Canis caraibicus ( Lesson ) , without hair , and which does not bark . 2. The Canis ingæ ( Tschudi ) , the common hairy dog , which has pointed nose and ears , and barks . The small eatable dog of the ...
... dogs in tropical America . 1. The Canis caraibicus ( Lesson ) , without hair , and which does not bark . 2. The Canis ingæ ( Tschudi ) , the common hairy dog , which has pointed nose and ears , and barks . The small eatable dog of the ...
Page 208
... dog of tropical America has not interbred with the common form , and regained its hairy coat , is in favour of the inference that the variety has been produced by natural and not by artificial selection . By this I do not mean that it ...
... dog of tropical America has not interbred with the common form , and regained its hairy coat , is in favour of the inference that the variety has been produced by natural and not by artificial selection . By this I do not mean that it ...
Page 211
... dog by losing its hair should obtain any protection from these and other insect pests , instead of wondering that a hairless breed of dogs has been produced in a tropical country , I am more surprised that haired ones should abound ...
... dog by losing its hair should obtain any protection from these and other insect pests , instead of wondering that a hairless breed of dogs has been produced in a tropical country , I am more surprised that haired ones should abound ...
Page 225
... the use of all glands , for many of the small appen- dicular bodies , called " glands " by botanists , do not secrete honey . The common dog - rose of England is fur- nished with glands on the stipules , and in other.
... the use of all glands , for many of the small appen- dicular bodies , called " glands " by botanists , do not secrete honey . The common dog - rose of England is fur- nished with glands on the stipules , and in other.
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