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Page vi
... habit . To this latter agency he seems to attribute all the beautiful adaptations in nature , -such as the long neck of the giraffe for browsing on the branches of trees . * But he likewise believed in a law of progressive develop- ment ...
... habit . To this latter agency he seems to attribute all the beautiful adaptations in nature , -such as the long neck of the giraffe for browsing on the branches of trees . * But he likewise believed in a law of progressive develop- ment ...
Page vii
... any insight how , for instance , a woodpecker has become adapted to its peculiar habits of life . The work , from its powerful and brilliant style , though displaying in the earlier editions little accurate knowledge and PREFACE . vii.
... any insight how , for instance , a woodpecker has become adapted to its peculiar habits of life . The work , from its powerful and brilliant style , though displaying in the earlier editions little accurate knowledge and PREFACE . vii.
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... Habit - Correlation of Growth - Inheritance - Char- acter of Domestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of Domestic Varieties from one or more Species - Domestic Pigeons , their Differences ...
... Habit - Correlation of Growth - Inheritance - Char- acter of Domestic Varieties - Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species - Origin of Domestic Varieties from one or more Species - Domestic Pigeons , their Differences ...
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... habits of life - Diversified habits in the same species - Species with habits widely different from those of their allies- Organs of extreme perfection - Means of transition - Cases of difficulty - Natura non facit saltum - Organs of ...
... habits of life - Diversified habits in the same species - Species with habits widely different from those of their allies- Organs of extreme perfection - Means of transition - Cases of difficulty - Natura non facit saltum - Organs of ...
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... habit , or of the volition of the plant itself . It is , therefore , of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadapta- tion . At the commencement of my observations it seemed to me probable ...
... habit , or of the volition of the plant itself . It is , therefore , of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadapta- tion . At the commencement of my observations it seemed to me probable ...
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accumulated adapted affinities allied species America amount ancient animals appear become bees believe birds breeds cause cells characters cirripedes climate closely allied colour continuous crossed crustaceans degree difficulty distinct species divergence domestic doubt embryo endemic Europe existing exterminated extinct extremely facts favourable fertility flowers formations forms fossil Gärtner genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hermaphrodites hybrids hybrids produced important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate land larvæ laws less living look male mammals manner migration modification modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest offspring organic organisation perfect pigeons pistil plants pollen present principle probably produced progenitor ranked reciprocal crosses remarked resemble rudimentary seeds sexual selection Silurian slight South America sterility structure struggle successive suppose swimbladder tend theory tion trees variability variation varieties vary whole widely