RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [n.y.].03.23. Tollet says I ought to state clearly how little wax, which is final cause of shape of Bees cell is advantage for life & death of Bees. CUL-DAR48.B12. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. 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-DAR48 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 8 'Transitions of Organs'. Notes on bees' cells for origin of species theory.
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G. Tollet says I ought to state clearly how little wax, which is final cause of shape of Bees cell is advantage for life & death of Bees - viz in same country if no wax required more Bees cd be supported. Maximum of Bees soon arrived at - March. 23rd
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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