Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 207
... evidence of Mr. Darwin's most trustworthy correspondents , that the choice of the female , so far as she exerts any , falls upon the " most vigorous , defiant , and mettlesome male ; " and if we further believe , what is certainly the ...
... evidence of Mr. Darwin's most trustworthy correspondents , that the choice of the female , so far as she exerts any , falls upon the " most vigorous , defiant , and mettlesome male ; " and if we further believe , what is certainly the ...
Page 208
... evidence . In the section on " Pre- ference for particular Males by the Females , " the facts quoted show indifference to colour , except that some colour similar to their own seems to be preferred . But in the case of the hen canary ...
... evidence . In the section on " Pre- ference for particular Males by the Females , " the facts quoted show indifference to colour , except that some colour similar to their own seems to be preferred . But in the case of the hen canary ...
Page 211
... evidence , becomes needless , because natural selection which is an admitted vera causa , will itself produce all the results . In the case of butterflies the argument becomes even stronger , because the fertility is so much greater ...
... evidence , becomes needless , because natural selection which is an admitted vera causa , will itself produce all the results . In the case of butterflies the argument becomes even stronger , because the fertility is so much greater ...
Page 281
... evidence of human occupation at various remote periods were explored in Belgium and the south of France - lake - dwellings were examined in Switzerland -refuse - heaps in Denmark - and thus a whole series of remains have been discovered ...
... evidence of human occupation at various remote periods were explored in Belgium and the south of France - lake - dwellings were examined in Switzerland -refuse - heaps in Denmark - and thus a whole series of remains have been discovered ...
Page 283
... evidence that has been rapidly accumulating for about fifteen years , as to the antiquity of man ; and it has been confirmed by so many discoveries of a like nature in all parts of the globe , and especially by the comparison of the ...
... evidence that has been rapidly accumulating for about fifteen years , as to the antiquity of man ; and it has been confirmed by so many discoveries of a like nature in all parts of the globe , and especially by the comparison of the ...
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