RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1857.03.07. Ch 5 / Falconer agreed not destroyed by any beast of prey. CUL-DAR46.1.34. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. 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-DAR46.1 contains Notes for Natural selection chap. 5 'Struggle for existence'.
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March 7/57/ Falconer agreed not destroyed by any beast of prey doubts famines; attributes it to the very unhealthy seasons in the Terei which they inhabit, aided by astonishing increase of Flies, which cover even thick skin of camel with bumps & harass all animals — The malaria kills all animals even the Fowls.— But check disease probably in different countries as with domestic animals — For some other cause in Ceylon; & perhaps drought in E. Africa.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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