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there should be a correlation, in the presence of 1859 1860 1861 1866
where very closely allied or representative species exist, there should almost always exist some 1869
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of varieties, of doubtful species, and of distinct but representative species. 1859 1860 1861 1866
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in great force, some existing in scanty numbers— in the different great geographical provinces of the world.
On these same
principles
principles,
we can understand, as I have endeavoured to show, why oceanic islands should have few inhabitants, but
that of
of
these,
these
a
large proportion
great number
should be endemic or peculiar; and why, in relation to the means of migration, one group of
beings
beings,
even within the same class, should have all its species
peculiar,
endemic,
and another
group,
group
should have all its species common to other
quarter
quarters
of the world. We can see why whole groups of organisms, as batrachians and terrestrial mammals, should be absent from oceanic islands, whilst the most isolated islands
should possess
possess
their own peculiar species of
aërial
aerial
aërial
mammals or bats. We can see
why,
why
there should be some relation between the
presence,
presence
of mammals, in a more or less modified
condition
condition,
and the depth of the sea between
such
an
islands
island
and the mainland. We can clearly see why all the inhabitants of an archipelago, though specifically distinct on the several islets, should be closely related to each
other;
other,
and
should likewise
likewise
be related, but less closely, to those of the nearest
continent,
continent
or other source whence immigrants were probably
been derived.
derived.
We can see
why,
why
in two areas, however distant from each other, there should be a correlation, in the presence of identical
species.
species
species,
of varieties, of doubtful species, and of distinct but representative species.
As the late Edward Forbes often insisted, there is a striking parallelism in the laws of life throughout time and
space;
space:
the laws governing the succession of forms in past times being nearly the same with those governing at the present time the differences in different areas. We see this in many facts. The endurance of each species and group of species is continuous in time; for the
apparent exceptions
exceptions
to the rule are so few, that they may