RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. The same means which I have imagined will account for origin of alpine. CUL-DAR205.2.82. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.2 contains notes on means of distribution.
The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.
[82]
The same means which I have imagined will account for origin of alpine plants in island slowly rising out of sea — must exactly apply to a continent gradually stretching into a different climate, through agency of slow elevation — it will differ from it in greater ease of access of forms from neighboring continents, & in occasional junction of islands.—
18
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
File last updated 25 September, 2022