Darwinia: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to DarwinismD. Appleton, 1877 - Всего страниц: 404 |
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... Varieties in Plants wear out , or tend to wear out ? — The Question considered in the Light of Facts , and in that of the Darwinian Theory .-- Conclusion that Races sexually propa- gated need not die of Old Age . - This Conclusion ...
... Varieties in Plants wear out , or tend to wear out ? — The Question considered in the Light of Facts , and in that of the Darwinian Theory .-- Conclusion that Races sexually propa- gated need not die of Old Age . - This Conclusion ...
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... varieties , from other species . Varieties , on this view , are incipient or possible species : species are varieties of a larger growth and a wider and earlier divergence from the parent stock ; the difference is one of degree , not of ...
... varieties , from other species . Varieties , on this view , are incipient or possible species : species are varieties of a larger growth and a wider and earlier divergence from the parent stock ; the difference is one of degree , not of ...
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... varieties on the one hand , and from genera , tribes , etc. , on the other , only in degree ; and no obvious natural reason remains for fixing upon this or that degree as specific , at least no natural standard , by which the opinions ...
... varieties on the one hand , and from genera , tribes , etc. , on the other , only in degree ; and no obvious natural reason remains for fixing upon this or that degree as specific , at least no natural standard , by which the opinions ...
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... Varieties are the latest offshoots of the genealogical tree in " an un- lineal " order ; species , those of an earlier date , but of no definite distinction ; genera , more ancient species , and so on . The human races , upon this view ...
... Varieties are the latest offshoots of the genealogical tree in " an un- lineal " order ; species , those of an earlier date , but of no definite distinction ; genera , more ancient species , and so on . The human races , upon this view ...
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... varieties are in- cipient species , he is led to study variation in the field where it shows itself most strikingly , and affords the greatest facilities to investigation . Thoughtful natu- ralists have had increasing grounds to suspect ...
... varieties are in- cipient species , he is led to study variation in the field where it shows itself most strikingly , and affords the greatest facilities to investigation . Thoughtful natu- ralists have had increasing grounds to suspect ...
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Стр. 104 - ... been stated that I attribute the modification of species exclusively to natural selection, I may be permitted to remark that in the first edition of this work, and subsequently, I placed in a most conspicuous position — namely, at the close of the Introduction the following words : "I am convinced that natural selection has been the main but not the exclusive means of modification.