RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1844.07.19. Waterhouse tells me that out of the Coccinellas from the Colombia Rivers. CUL-DAR205.5.101. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR205.5 contains notes on the principle of divergence, transitional organs and instincts.
The brown crayon number '11' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Divergence.
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July 19/44/ Waterhouse tells me that out of some of the Coccinella's from the Columbia River some are highly variable, like some of the Europæan species. — Opposed to being effect of external conditions. W. compared it to domestic animals, but why shd nearly all our domestic animals vary?
(Says he cd give me more cases
Settling Point dod Tertiary Patella's vary???
W. compared variation of certain speices to variations in the low genera in each class— thus Edentata differ most in their vertebræ &c. — Classification 11
Hooker believes 700 Lichens are really only a few.
Owen yet maintains that Lepidosiren a fish
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