RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1871]. Draft of Descent. CUL-DAR55.79r. 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 volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).
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occurrence of sexually limit variations, sexually limited in their transmission, but in no way beneficial or injurious. It seems much more probable that sexual selection has often come into in these cases into play; & it deserves attention, as rendering this view more probable, that differences in colour between the sexes occur almost exclusively, as may be seen by going through the previous details, in those groups or sub-groups, which present other secondary sexual characters, equally requiring indicating the action of sexual selection.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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