 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1861 - Страниц: 276
...originally was a habit, and an instinct, becomes so close as not to be distinguished;" and again — "Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible that slight modifications of instinct that there is no natural barrier to development, as long as that development is confined to cognizable... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1860 - Страниц: 638
...under the conditions of life by which it happens to he surrounded. Under changed circumstances, it is possible that slight modifications of instinct might...shown that instincts do vary ever so little, then Mr. Darwin sees no difficulty in Natural Selection preserving and continually accumulating variations... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1860 - Страниц: 582
...originally was a habit, and an instinct, becomes so close as not to be distinguished;" and again — "Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible that slight modifications of instinct 87 might be profitable to a species ; and if it can be shown that instincts do vary, ever so little,... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - Страниц: 406
...examples, like every thing else in this theory, is to be traced to the operations of Natural Selection. ' Under changed conditions of life it is at least possible...accumulating variations of instinct to any extent that was profitable. It is thus, I believe, that all the most complex and wonderful instincts have originated... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - Страниц: 598
...examples, like every thing else in this theory, is to be traced to the operations of Natural Selection. ' Under changed conditions of life it is at least possible...accumulating variations of instinct to any extent that was profitable. It is thus, I believe, that all the most complex and wonderful instincts have originated... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - Страниц: 424
...examples, like every thing else in this theory, is to be traced to the operations of Natural Selection. ' Under changed conditions of life it is at least possible...can be shown that instincts do vary ever so little, ihe\ I can see no difficulty in Natural Selection preserving and continually accumulating variations... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1873 - Страниц: 222
...important as corporeal structure for the welfare of each species, under its present conditions of life. Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible...modifications of instinct might be profitable to a species Changes of instinct may sometimes be facilitated by the same species having different instincts at... | |
 | Charles Hodge - 1874 - Страниц: 190
...pointer or retriever have been known to point or to retrieve without instruction. "If," he says, " it can be shown that instincts do vary ever so little,...accumulating variations of instinct to any extent that was profitable. It is thus, as I believe, that all the most complex and wonderful instincts have arisen."... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1875 - Страниц: 504
...important as corporeal structures for the welfare of each species, under its present conditions of life. Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible...accumulating variations of instinct to any extent that was profitable. It is thus, as I believe, that all tho most complex and wonderful instincts have originated.... | |
 | 1879 - Страниц: 614
...important as corporeal structures for the welfare of each species, under its present conditions of life. Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible...accumulating variations of instinct to any extent that was profitable. It is thus, I believe, that all the most complex and wonderful instincts have originated."... | |
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Under changed conditions of life, it is at least possible that slight modifications of instinct might be profitable to a species; and if it can be shown that instincts do vary ever so little, then I can see no difficulty in natural selection preserving... 
