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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... instance , of the woodpecker , with its feet , tail , beak , and tongue , so admirably adapted to catch insects under the bark of trees . In the case of the misseltoe , which draws its nourishment from certain trees , which has seeds ...
... instance , of the woodpecker , with its feet , tail , beak , and tongue , so admirably adapted to catch insects under the bark of trees . In the case of the misseltoe , which draws its nourishment from certain trees , which has seeds ...
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... instances ) , yet having their reproductive system so seriously affected by un- perceived causes as to fail in acting ... instance , the rabbit and ferret kept in hutches ) , showing that their repro- ductive system has not been thus ...
... instances ) , yet having their reproductive system so seriously affected by un- perceived causes as to fail in acting ... instance , the rabbit and ferret kept in hutches ) , showing that their repro- ductive system has not been thus ...
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... instance , I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and I presume that this change may be safely ...
... instance , I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more , in proportion to the whole skeleton , than do the same bones in the wild - duck ; and I presume that this change may be safely ...
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... instance , of the many foxes - inhabiting different quarters of the world . I do not believe , as we shall presently see , that all our dogs have descended from any one wild species ; but , in the case of some other domestic races ...
... instance , of the many foxes - inhabiting different quarters of the world . I do not believe , as we shall presently see , that all our dogs have descended from any one wild species ; but , in the case of some other domestic races ...
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... instance the wattle and length of beak · of the carrier , the shortness of that of the tumbler , and the number of tail - feathers in the fantail , are in each breed eminently variable ; and the explanation of this fact will be obvious ...
... instance the wattle and length of beak · of the carrier , the shortness of that of the tumbler , and the number of tail - feathers in the fantail , are in each breed eminently variable ; and the explanation of this fact will be obvious ...
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