Darwinism : an exposition of the theory of natural selection, with some of its applications / by Alfred Russel Wallace.

  • Wallace Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Darwinism : an exposition of the theory of natural selection, with some of its applications / by Alfred Russel Wallace. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Caddis-fly larvae inhabiting bro- melia leaves, 118 Callophis, harmless mimickingpoison- ous species, 262 Candolle, Alp. de, on variation in oaks, 77 ou variability of Papaver bracteatum, 79 Cardinalis virginianus, diagram show- ing proportionate numbers which vary, 65; variations of, 58 Carpenter, Dr. W. B., on variation in the Foraniinifera, 43 Carriers, 91 Caterpillars, resemblance of, to their food plants, 203-205 inedible, 236 Cattle, how they prevent the growth of trees, 18 increase of, in St. Domingo, Mexico, and the pampas, 27 Ceylon, spread of Lantana mixta in, 29 Chaffinch, change of habit of, in New Zealand, 76 Chambers, Eobert, on origin of species, 3 Chance rarely determines survival 123 Change of conditions, utility of, 326 Characters, non-adaptive, 131 transferred from useless to use- ful class, 132 Charaxes psaphon persecuted by a bird, 235 Chile, numerous red tubular flowers iu, 320 Chimpanzee, figure of, 454 Clark, Mr. Edwin, on cause of absence of forests on the pampas, 23 on the struggle for life in the South American valleys, 24 Cleistogamous flowers, 322 Close interbreeding, supposed evil results of, 326 Clover, white, spread of, in New Zealand, 28 Co-adaptation of parts by variation, no real difficulty, 418 Cobra, use of hood of, 262 2 I Coccinella mimicked by grasshopper, (figure), 260 Collingwood, Mr., on butterflies re- cognising their kind, 226 Coloration, alluring, 210 of birds' eggs, 212 a theory of animal, 288 Colour correlated with sterility, 169 correlated with constitutional peculiarities, 170 in nature, the problem to be solved, 188 constancy, in animals indicates utility, 189 and environment, 190 general theories of animal, 193 animal, supposed causes of, 193 obscure, of many tropical ani- mals, 194 produced by surrounding ob- jects, 195 adaptations, local, 199 for recognition, 217 of wild animals not quite sym- metrica], 217 (note) as influenced by locality or climate, 228 development in butterflies, 274 more variable than habits, 278 and nerve distribution, 290 aud tegumentary appendages, 291 of flowers, 308 change of, iu flowers when fertil- ised, 317 iu nature, concluding remarks on, 299, 333 of fruits, 304 of flowers growing together con- trasted, 318 Complexity of flowers due to alternate adaptation to insect and self- fertilisation, 328 Composite, a, widely dispersed with- out pappus, 367 Confinement, affecting fertility, 154 Continental aud oceanic areas, 346 Continents and oceans cannot have changed places, 345 possible connections between. 349 Continuity does not prove identity of origin, 463