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adaptation Angiosperms animals appear become behaviour biological birds butterflies cells changes characters Charles Darwin chemical chromosomes colour conception continuous Danaida Darwinian descent discovery doctrine edit effect eggs embryo environment essay evidence evolution existence experience explained expression external fact factors favourable female fertilisation flowers fossil Francis Darwin Fritz Müller Geological Society Henslow heredity human Huxley hypothesis Ibid idea important individual influence insects instinctive interest investigation Lamarck Lamarckian language Letters London Lyell male mammals ment mental Mesozoic mimicry natural selection naturalists observations occur organic Origin of Species Palaeozoic Papilio dardanus period phenomena plants pollen possible present primitive principle problem produced Professor question radio-active recognised regard relation religion resemblance result rotation scientific seeds seems self-fertilisation sexual selection South America spermatozoon stage stars structure struggle teleology theory thought tion variability variations whole wrote
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