Comparison with 1872 |
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course of successive generations have
travelled travelled 1869 1872 | passed 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
from some one
point point 1866 1869 1872 | part 1859 1860 1861 |
to
all the all the 1866 1869 1872 | the 1859 1860 1861 |
others. We are often wholly unable even to conjecture how this could have been effected. Yet, as we have reason to believe that some species have retained the same specific form
for very long
periods periods 1866 1869 1872 | periods, 1859 1860 1861 |
of time, immensely of time, immensely 1869 1872 |
enormously 1859 1860 1861 |
of time, enormously 1866 |
long as measured by years, too much stress ought not to be laid on the occasional wide diffusion of the same species; for during very long periods
....... 1866 1869 1872 | of time 1859 1860 1861 |
there will always be
a good chance for wide migration by many means. A broken or interrupted range may often be accounted for by the extinction of the species in the intermediate regions. It cannot be denied that we are as yet very ignorant
as to as to 1872 | of 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
the full extent of the various climatal and geographical changes which have affected the earth during modern periods; and such changes will
often often 1872 | obviously 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
have
....... 1869 1872 | greatly 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
facilitated migration. As an example, I have attempted to show how potent has been the influence of the Glacial period on the distribution
....... 1869 1872 | both 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
of the same and of
allied allied 1869 1872 | representative 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
species throughout the world. We are as yet profoundly ignorant of the many occasional means of transport. With respect to distinct species of the same genus inhabiting
....... 1866 1869 1872 | very 1859 1860 1861 |
distant and isolated regions, as the process of modification has necessarily been slow, all the means of migration will have been possible during a very long period; and consequently the difficulty of the wide diffusion of
the species the species 1866 1869 1872 | species 1859 1860 1861 |
of the same genus is in some degree lessened. |
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As
according to according to 1869 1872 | on 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
the theory of natural selection an interminable number of intermediate forms must have existed, linking together all the species in each group by gradations
as fine as
are our existing are our existing 1872 |
our present 1859 1860 1861 |
are our present 1866 1869 |
varieties, it may be asked, Why do we not see these linking forms all around us? Why are not all organic beings blended together in an inextricable chaos? With respect to existing forms, we
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course of successive generations have
passed passed 1859 1860 1861 1866 | travelled 1869 1872 |
from some one
part part 1859 1860 1861 | point 1866 1869 1872 |
to
the the 1859 1860 1861 | all the 1866 1869 1872 |
others. We are often wholly unable even to conjecture how this could have been effected. Yet, as we have reason to believe that some species have retained the same specific
form form 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | from 1866 |
for very long
periods, periods, 1859 1860 1861 | periods 1866 1869 1872 |
enormously enormously 1859 1860 1861 |
of time, enormously 1866 |
of time, immensely 1869 1872 |
long as measured by years, too much stress ought not to be laid on the occasional wide diffusion of the same species; for during very long periods
of time of time 1859 1860 1861 | of time 1866 1869 1872 |
there will always
have been have been 1860 1861 1866 1872 | be 1859 1869 |
a good chance for wide migration by many means. A broken or interrupted range may often be accounted for by the extinction of the species in the intermediate regions. It cannot be denied that we are as yet very ignorant
of of 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | as to 1872 |
the full extent of the various climatal and geographical changes which have affected the earth during modern periods; and such changes
will will 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | may 1869 |
obviously obviously 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | often 1872 |
have
greatly greatly 1859 1860 1861 1866 | greatly 1869 1872 |
facilitated migration. As an example, I have attempted to show how potent has been the influence of the Glacial period on the distribution
both both 1859 1860 1861 1866 | both 1869 1872 |
of the same and of
representative representative 1859 1860 1861 1866 | allied 1869 1872 |
species throughout the world. We are as yet profoundly ignorant of the many occasional means of transport. With respect to distinct species of the same genus inhabiting
very very 1859 1860 1861 | very 1866 1869 1872 |
distant and isolated regions, as the process of modification has necessarily been slow, all the means of migration will have been possible during a very long period; and consequently the difficulty of the wide diffusion of
species species 1859 1860 1861 | the species 1866 1869 1872 |
of the same genus is in some degree lessened. |
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As
on on 1859 1860 1861 1866 | according to 1869 1872 |
the theory of natural selection an interminable number of intermediate forms must have existed, linking together all the species in each group by
gradations gradations 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | graduations 1866 |
as fine as
our present our present 1859 1860 1861 |
are our present 1866 1869 |
are our existing 1872 |
varieties, it may be asked, Why do we not see these linking forms all around us? Why are not all organic beings blended together in an inextricable chaos? With respect to existing forms, we
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