Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to DarwinismD. Appleton, 1878 - Всего страниц: 396 |
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... follow Pictet and Huxley in thinking that the truth of this doctrine is very far from proved . Yet I fully expect to see it hereafter confirmed , at least in regard to subordinate groups , which have branched off from each other within ...
... follow Pictet and Huxley in thinking that the truth of this doctrine is very far from proved . Yet I fully expect to see it hereafter confirmed , at least in regard to subordinate groups , which have branched off from each other within ...
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... adducing cogent reasons for the common . opinion that all have descended from the wild rock- pigeon . Then follow some suggestive remarks : " I have discussed the probable origin of domestic pigeons THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES . 27.
... adducing cogent reasons for the common . opinion that all have descended from the wild rock- pigeon . Then follow some suggestive remarks : " I have discussed the probable origin of domestic pigeons THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES . 27.
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... follows what may be called a simultaneous rotation . Most of the animals and plants which live close round any small piece of ground could live on it ( supposing it not to be in any way pe- culiar in its nature ) , and may be said to be ...
... follows what may be called a simultaneous rotation . Most of the animals and plants which live close round any small piece of ground could live on it ( supposing it not to be in any way pe- culiar in its nature ) , and may be said to be ...
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... follow two most interesting and able chapters on the geographical distribution of plants and animals , the summary of which we should be glad to cite ; then a fitting chapter upon classification , morphology , em- bryology , etc. , as ...
... follow two most interesting and able chapters on the geographical distribution of plants and animals , the summary of which we should be glad to cite ; then a fitting chapter upon classification , morphology , em- bryology , etc. , as ...
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... follow legitimately from my introduction of this action , I should certainly have stated that I did not intend , and should by no means accede to , that construction . My purpose in bringing the billiard - table upon the scene was to ...
... follow legitimately from my introduction of this action , I should certainly have stated that I did not intend , and should by no means accede to , that construction . My purpose in bringing the billiard - table upon the scene was to ...
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Стр. 18 - The green and budding twigs may represent existing species; and those produced during each former year may represent the long succession of extinct species. At each period of growth all the growing twigs have tried to branch out on all sides, and to overtop and kill the surrounding twigs and branches, in the same manner as species and groups of species have tried to overmaster other species in the great battle for life.
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Стр. 18 - Of the many twigs which flourished when the tree was a mere bush, only two or three, now grown into great branches, yet survive and bear the other branches; so with the species which lived during long-past geological periods, very few have left living and modified descendants.
Стр. 40 - Climate plays an important part in determining the average numbers of a species, and periodical seasons of extreme cold or drought seem to be the most effective of all checks.