The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeJohn Murray, 1873 - Всего страниц: 458 |
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... side of change . The ' Vestiges of Creation ' appeared in 1844. In the tenth and much improved edition ( 1853 ) the anonymous author says ( p . 155 ) : — The proposition determined on after much considera- tion is , that the several ...
... side of change . The ' Vestiges of Creation ' appeared in 1844. In the tenth and much improved edition ( 1853 ) the anonymous author says ( p . 155 ) : — The proposition determined on after much considera- tion is , that the several ...
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... sides of each question ; and this is here impossible . I much regret that want of space prevents my having the satis- faction of acknowledging the generous assistance which I have received from very many naturalists , some of them ...
... sides of each question ; and this is here impossible . I much regret that want of space prevents my having the satis- faction of acknowledging the generous assistance which I have received from very many naturalists , some of them ...
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... side , and all those in the smaller genera on the other side , the former will be found to include a somewhat larger number of the very common and much diffused or dominant species . This might have been antici- pated ; for the mere ...
... side , and all those in the smaller genera on the other side , the former will be found to include a somewhat larger number of the very common and much diffused or dominant species . This might have been antici- pated ; for the mere ...
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... side of the larger genera presented varieties , than on the side of the smaller genera . Moreover , the species of the large genera which present any varieties , invariably present a larger average number of varieties than do the ...
... side of the larger genera presented varieties , than on the side of the smaller genera . Moreover , the species of the large genera which present any varieties , invariably present a larger average number of varieties than do the ...
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... sides , and to overtop and kill the surrounding twigs and branches , in the same manner as species and groups of species have at all times overmastered other species in the great battle for life . The limbs divided into great branches ...
... sides , and to overtop and kill the surrounding twigs and branches , in the same manner as species and groups of species have at all times overmastered other species in the great battle for life . The limbs divided into great branches ...
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Стр. 1 - These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers.
Стр. 162 - ... if it could be proved that any part of the structure of any one species had been formed for the exclusive good of another species, it would annihilate my theory, for such could not have been produced through natural selection
Стр. 1 - ... of our greatest philosophers. On my return home, it occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out on this question by patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes...
Стр. 424 - Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one prototype. But analogy may be a deceitful guide.
Стр. 50 - In these several senses, which pass into each other, I use for convenience' sake the general term of Struggle for Existence.
Стр. 322 - Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.
Стр. 146 - If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down.
Стр. 310 - I strongly insisted, in 1839 and 1845, on this " law of the succession of types,"—on " this wonderful relationship in the same continent between the dead and the living." Professor Owen has subsequently extended the same generalisation to the mammals of the Old World. We see the same law in this author's restorations of the extinct and gigantic birds of New Zealand. We see it also in the birds of the caves of Brazil. Mr. Woodward has shown that the same law holds good with sea-shells, but, from...
Стр. 57 - Now the number of. mice is largely dependent, as every one knows, on the number of cats; and Col.
Стр. 103 - It is a truly wonderful fact—the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity—that all animals and all plants throughout all time and space should be related to each other in groups subordinate to groups, in the manner which we everywhere behold...