RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Lists of journals and reviews] 'Abstracts of Reviews on me'. CUL-DAR262.8.6-8. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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108. G. H. Lewes. p. 365 Egyptian case prove too much [pencil] for even the domestic [case] his body changed some say has not changed at all.

─ ─ p. 603 excellent metaphor of architect & embryology

─ 615 Embryology of Neritaria in shell in larval condition

─ 625 Trachea serving as swim-bladders

─ 63-66 at on conditions not causing any changes, because do not reach on organism

─ 76 On Luminum organs of Niati [pencil] in elective organs [illeg] shorter differs

─ 495 On similar Hist. structure, independent of descent

─ 496 adaptation in lowest animals —

─ 498 comparison of animals & plants

109 ─ Weismann p. 12 caterpillars coloured alike, moth different

p. 18 Rudiments p. 26─ Two factors in Variations─ Bears on natural selection

p. 32 argues again Moritz Wagner in isolation

p 36 on 2 or 3 forms of caterpillars in same brood

p 39 Plants & Insects later developed on mountain & so do not cross

110. Wagner Moritz & on importance of isolation & good on Geograph. Distribution. p. 55 (2d Edit) on closely allied form keeping apart & disliking each other

p. 27 (1st Edit) local alpine var of Butterflies

p. 32 (do) intermedial alpine form of Beetles from crossing

113. Preyer. Kampf Dasein p. 45 mammae erraticae

121 Broca, On indifferent characters, not subject to nat selection - Thumbs (very good) of certain monkeys — absence of tail & absence of ligament to femur prob in Orang — lobes of lungs in do.─ False reasoning that all must have been acquired at once

128 Kiesenwetter. (most valuable Review) Geolog. Hist. of Insects ─ Moths crossing mediterraneanon p. 345 & p. 347 good on Geograph. Distribution of Madeira insects —

129 Asa Gray. Review (9. 144) of Hooker on Arctic Plants

130 Cope on nature of Derivation of forms — on Highness — observe —

139 Dawson's Address — Review of Cope's views of Acceleration & Retardation

144 Saporta, quotes Gaudy, p. 641 higher forms change quicker p. 643 every tree living in Europe has its fossil analogue

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145. & The Month, p. 9 Why many forms not like Giraffe. p. 11 Prehensile tail whalebone — analogy teeth of Thylacinus p. 14 & dog. p. 13 Difficulty (p. 12) from manner of development of certain Diptera — Rattle-snake mammary glands p. 26 On ancient generalized forms. p. 29 Difficulties from Geograp. Distribution. & p. 39 Difficulty from abhorrence of incest

Henslow Mr Hooker Kew Brehm

146. Quatrefages, p. 52 in herds of antelopes the rear perish from hunger

p. 62 Echiura, a trans. from half anelid, half radiati

p. 100 Define p. 101. Reference about many forms of termites.

p. 111 on fertile Hybrid moths 8 generations. Hybrids p. 112 to 119

p. 158 On Larvae breeding cases like Cope's Doctrine

156 Wallace on Bennett & good discussion on term mimicry — Dr Scudder on mimicry & A. Murray & others on do. — Butterflies devoured by Birds

Hooker on Nepenthes distribution of

Agassiz on Synthetic Fish

168 Bertillon quotes I. Geoffroy that Cyclops monsters along an 6-[digitate]

do Good remarks on nature of different hypothesis

200 H. Muller [illeg] in Bees — On perfect gradation in mouth

p. 11 & all parts in Bees — very good case —

p. 30 on wasps & bees much in common independently of inheritance

p. 32 steps of acquirement by Bees of characters

p. 40 a new habit of life leads to great changes & breaks in the series

201 Fick, on rich daughters of short-lived persons & weak men, not conscripts, marrying

204 Chancey Wright. good remarks on what fixity of species means

238 [Allyra] Nicholson & good objections to me on imperfection of geological records. Rigid I guess & inflexible types.

245 Wurtemberger: the more widely eternal form distributed the more difficult, their classification p. 7 & on blending of ammonites p. 9 even genera — those laws of variation — inheritance of earlier ages —

250 Abstract of Newmayers p. 142 on succession of ammonites ( [illeg] ) disputes Hilgendorf, famous case of Limnaea. p. 152 abstract of Leidy on gradation of the progenitors of Equus. p. 157 abstract of Kowlewsky on Ungulata.

p. 200 abstract of Reinike on function of serrations of Leaves.

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250 (continued) p. 203 case of mimickry & Local vars like vars.

266 Wright─ Fault in the States of 20,000 ft

270 Sorby on Pangenesis

287 Q. Journal of Science ─ Slashing review against Mivart


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