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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... look to the individuals of the same variety or sub - variety of our older cultivated plants and animals , one of the first points which strikes us , is , that they generally differ much more from each other , than do the individuals of ...
... look to the individuals of the same variety or sub - variety of our older cultivated plants and animals , one of the first points which strikes us , is , that they generally differ much more from each other , than do the individuals of ...
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... look at the in- heritance of every character whatever as the rule , and non - inheritance as the anomaly . The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown ; no one can say why the same peculiarity in different individuals of the same ...
... look at the in- heritance of every character whatever as the rule , and non - inheritance as the anomaly . The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown ; no one can say why the same peculiarity in different individuals of the same ...
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... look to the hereditary varieties or races of our domestic animals and plants , and compare them with species closely allied together , we generally perceive in each domestic race , as already remarked , less uniformity of character than ...
... look to the hereditary varieties or races of our domestic animals and plants , and compare them with species closely allied together , we generally perceive in each domestic race , as already remarked , less uniformity of character than ...
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... look in vain throughout the whole great family of Columbidæ for a beak like that of the English carrier , or that of the short - faced tumbler , or barb ; for reversed feathers like those of the jacobin ; for a crop like that of the ...
... look in vain throughout the whole great family of Columbidæ for a beak like that of the English carrier , or that of the short - faced tumbler , or barb ; for reversed feathers like those of the jacobin ; for a crop like that of the ...
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... look further than to mere variability . We cannot suppose that all the breeds were suddenly produced as perfect and as useful as we now see them ; indeed , in several cases , we know that this has not been their history . The key is ...
... look further than to mere variability . We cannot suppose that all the breeds were suddenly produced as perfect and as useful as we now see them ; indeed , in several cases , we know that this has not been their history . The key is ...
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adapted affinities allied species America amount analogous ancient animals become bees believe birds breeds cause cells characters cirripedes climate closely allied colour common parent continuous crossed crustaceans degree difficulty distinct species divergence domestic doubt embryo Europe existing exterminated extinct extremely facts favourable Fcap fertility flowers formations forms fossil Gärtner genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hermaphrodites History hybrids hybrids produced important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate land larvæ less living male mammals manner migration modification modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest offspring perfect pigeons plants pollen Post 8vo present principle probably produced progenitor racters ranked reciprocal crosses remarked resemble Second Edition seeds sexual selection Silurian slight South America sterility structure struggle successive suppose theory Third Edition tion variability variation varieties vary Vols whole widely Woodcuts