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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... seen , and will be hereafter briefly mentioned . I will here only allude to what may be called correlation of growth . Any change in the embryo or larva will almost certainly entail changes in the mature animal . In monstrosities , the ...
... seen , and will be hereafter briefly mentioned . I will here only allude to what may be called correlation of growth . Any change in the embryo or larva will almost certainly entail changes in the mature animal . In monstrosities , the ...
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... seen laws of variation is infinitely complex and diversified . It is well worth while carefully to study the several treatises published on some of our old cultivated plants , as on the hyacinth , potato , even the dahlia , & c .; and ...
... seen laws of variation is infinitely complex and diversified . It is well worth while carefully to study the several treatises published on some of our old cultivated plants , as on the hyacinth , potato , even the dahlia , & c .; and ...
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... seen , as I am informed by him , any native dog in Spain like our pointer . By a similar process of selection , and by careful train- ing , the whole body of English racehorses have come to surpass in fleetness and size the parent Arab ...
... seen , as I am informed by him , any native dog in Spain like our pointer . By a similar process of selection , and by careful train- ing , the whole body of English racehorses have come to surpass in fleetness and size the parent Arab ...
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... seen great surprise expressed in horticultural works at the wonderful skill of gardeners , in having produced such splendid results from such poor materials ; but the art , I cannot doubt , has been simple , and , as far as the final ...
... seen great surprise expressed in horticultural works at the wonderful skill of gardeners , in having produced such splendid results from such poor materials ; but the art , I cannot doubt , has been simple , and , as far as the final ...
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... seen it gravely remarked , that it was most fortunate that the straw- berry began to vary just when gardeners began to attend closely to this plant . No doubt the strawberry had always varied since it was cultivated , but the slight ...
... seen it gravely remarked , that it was most fortunate that the straw- berry began to vary just when gardeners began to attend closely to this plant . No doubt the strawberry had always varied since it was cultivated , but the slight ...
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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