importance to
characters characters 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | characters, 1872 |
which have originated from quite secondary causes, independently of which have originated from quite secondary causes, independently of 1869 |
which are really of very little importance, and which have originated from quite secondary causes, independently of 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
and in believing that they have been developed through 1872 |
natural selection. We
should remember that climate, food, &c., probably have had some, perhaps a considerable, direct influence should remember that climate, food, &c., probably have had some, perhaps a considerable, direct influence 1869 |
should remember that climate, food, &c., probably have some little direct influence 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
must by no means overlook the effects of the definite action of changed conditions of life,— of so-called spontaneous variations, which seem to depend in a quite subordinate degree 1872 |
on the
organisation; that characters reappear from the organisation; that characters reappear from the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
nature of the conditions,— of the tendency to reversion to long-lost characters,— of the complex 1872 |
law law 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | laws 1872 |
of
reversion; that correlation is an important element of change; reversion; that correlation is an important element of change; 1869 |
reversion; that correlation of growth will have had a most important influence in modifying various structures; 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
growth, such as of correlation, compensation, of the pressure of one part on another, &c.,— 1872 |
and
finally, finally, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | finally 1872 |
that that 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | of 1872 |
sexual
selection selection 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | selection, 1872 |
has often largely modified the external has often largely modified the external 1869 |
will often have largely modified the external 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
by which 1872 |
characters of
the higher animals, so as to give one male an advantage in fighting with other males, or in charming the female; and characters gained through sexual selection may be transmitted to both sexes. the higher animals, so as to give one male an advantage in fighting with other males, or in charming the female; and characters gained through sexual selection may be transmitted to both sexes. 1869 |
animals having a will, to give one male an advantage in fighting with another or in charming the females. 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
use to one sex are often gained and then transmitted more or less perfectly to the other sex, though of no use to this sex. 1872 |
Moreover a modification, caused in any of the above specified ways, may Moreover a modification, caused in any of the above specified ways, may 1869 |
Moreover when a modification of structure has primarily arisen from the above or other unknown causes, it may 1859 1860 1861 |
Moreover, when a modification of structure has primarily arisen from the above or other unknown causes, it may 1866 |
But structures thus indirectly gained, although 1872 |
at first
have been have been 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | have been 1872 |
of no
direct advantage to a direct advantage to a 1869 |
advantage to the 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
advantage to a 1872 |
species,
but but 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | but 1872 |
may subsequently have been taken advantage of by
its descendants its descendants 1869 |
the descendants of the species 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
its modified descendants, 1872 |
under new conditions of life and
....... 1869 1872 | with 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
newly acquired habits. ↑1 blocks not present in 1869 1872; present in 1859 1860 1861 1866 | To give a few instances to illustrate these latter remarks.
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If, for instance, If, for instance, 1869 |
If 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 |
green woodpeckers alone had existed, and we did not know that there were many black and pied kinds, I dare say that we should have thought that the green colour was a beautiful adaptation to
hide hide 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | conceal 1872 |
this tree-frequenting bird from its enemies; and consequently that it was a character of
importance importance 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | importance, 1872 |
and
had had 1869 1872 | might have 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
been acquired through natural selection; as it is,
...OMIT 1869 1872 |
I have no doubt that 1859 1860 |
we cannot doubt that 1861 1866 |
the colour is
probably in chief part due probably in chief part due 1869 1872 |
due to some quite distinct cause, probably 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
to sexual selection. A trailing
palm palm 1861 1866 1869 1872 | bamboo 1859 1860 |
in the Malay
Archipelago Archipelago 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | Archipelego 1859 |
climbs the loftiest trees by the aid of exquisitely constructed hooks clustered around the ends of the branches, and this contrivance, no doubt, is of the highest service to the plant; but as we see nearly similar hooks on many trees which are not climbers,
and which there is reason to believe from the distribution of the thorn-bearing species in Africa and South America, serves as a defence against browsing quad- rupeds, so the hooks and which there is reason to believe from the distribution of the thorn-bearing species in Africa and South America, serves as a defence against browsing quad- rupeds, so the hooks 1869 |
the hooks 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
and which, as there is reason to believe from the distribution of the thorn-bearing species in Africa and South America, serve as a defence against browsing quadrupeds, so the spikes 1872 |
on the
palm palm 1861 1866 1869 1872 | bamboo 1859 1860 |
may
first first 1869 |
have arisen from unknown laws of growth, and 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
at first 1872 |
have been
developed for this object, and subsequently been developed for this object, and subsequently been 1869 |
subsequently 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
developed for this object, and subsequently have been improved and 1872 |
taken advantage of by the
plant plant 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | plant, 1872 |
as it underwent as it underwent 1869 1872 |
undergoing 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
further modification
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