On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life1859 |
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... distinct organic beings , by the effects of external conditions , or of habit , or of the volition of the plant itself . The author of the ' Vestiges of Creation ' would , I presume , say that , after a certain unknown number of ...
... distinct organic beings , by the effects of external conditions , or of habit , or of the volition of the plant itself . The author of the ' Vestiges of Creation ' would , I presume , say that , after a certain unknown number of ...
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... distinct parts are very curious ; and many instances are given in Isidore Geoffroy St. Hilaire's great work on this subject . Breeders believe that long limbs are almost always accompanied by an elongated head . Some instances of ...
... distinct parts are very curious ; and many instances are given in Isidore Geoffroy St. Hilaire's great work on this subject . Breeders believe that long limbs are almost always accompanied by an elongated head . Some instances of ...
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... distinct from those of Germany and conversely , and so with Hungary , • Spain , & c . , but that each of these kingdoms possesses several peculiar breeds of cattle , sheep , & c . , we must admit that many domestic breeds have ...
... distinct from those of Germany and conversely , and so with Hungary , • Spain , & c . , but that each of these kingdoms possesses several peculiar breeds of cattle , sheep , & c . , we must admit that many domestic breeds have ...
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... distinct races by crossing has been greatly ex- -aggerated . There can be no doubt that a race may be modified by occasional crosses , if aided by the careful selection of those individual mongrels , which present any desired character ...
... distinct races by crossing has been greatly ex- -aggerated . There can be no doubt that a race may be modified by occasional crosses , if aided by the careful selection of those individual mongrels , which present any desired character ...
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... distinct breeds might have been specified . In the skeletons of the several breeds , the develop- ment of the bones of the face in length and breadth and curvature differs enormously . The shape , as well as the breadth and length of ...
... distinct breeds might have been specified . In the skeletons of the several breeds , the develop- ment of the bones of the face in length and breadth and curvature differs enormously . The shape , as well as the breadth and length of ...
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