...onwards in ever-increasing circles of complexity. We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we had ended with them. Not that in nature the relations...be recurring with varying success; and yet in the long run the forces are so nicely balanced, that the face of nature remains uniform for long periods...

...insects ; this would affect the insectivorous birds, and so on in ever-extending circles of complexity. " Battle within battle must ever be recurring, with varying success; and yet in the long- run the forces are so nicely balanced, that the face of nature remains uniform for long periods...

...South America) the vegetation : this again would largely affect the insects ; and this, as we just have seen in Staffordshire, the insectivorous birds, and...long periods of time, though assuredly the merest trine would often give the victory to one organic being over another. Nevertheless so profound is our...

...single organic being around us lives by a struggle at some period of its life ' (70). ' Battle with battle must ever be recurring with varying success, and yet in the long run the forces are so nearly balanced, that the face of nature remains uniform for long periods...

...single organic being around us lives by a struggle at some period of its life ' (70). ' Battle with battle must ever be recurring with varying success, and yet in the long run the forces are so nearly balanced, that the face of nature remains uniform for long periods...

...under nature the relations will ever be as simple as' this. Battle within battle must be continually recurring with varying success ; and yet in the longrun...so nicely balanced, that the face of nature remains for long periods of time uniform, though assuredly the merest trifle would give the victory to one...

...onward in everincreasing circles of complexity. We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we had ended with them. Not that in Nature the relations...long-run the forces are so nicely balanced that the face ol Nature remains uniform for long periods of time, though assuredly the merest trifle would often...

...onward in everincreasing circles of complexity. We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we had ended with them. Not that in Nature the relations...must ever be recurring with varying success; and yet ii the long-run the forces are so nicely balanced that the face o* Nature remains uniform for long...

...absolute deserts, the struggle for life is almost exclusively with the elements." Again he says : " Battle within battle must ever be recurring, with varying success; and yet, in the long run, the forces are so nicely balanced, that the face of Nature remains uniform, for long periods...

...under nature the relations will ever be as simple as this. Battle within battle must be continually recurring with varying success ; and yet, in the long-run,...so nicely balanced that the face of nature remains for long periods of time uniform ' [that is, with such uniformity as results from omnipresent variety]...