RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Variation under nature. [Abstract of American naturalist et al 1875-1880]. CUL-DAR75.121. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. RN2

NOTE: References:

1875. Anon. [Review of Geographical variation in color among squirrels by R. Ridgeway and J. A. Allen]. The American naturalist (September): 506-509.

1875. J. W. Dawson. [Vice-president's (Dawson) address]. The American naturalist, 9 (October): 529-552.

1875. J. W. Powell. Exploration of the Colorado river of the West, etc. Washington: Government Printing Office.

1876. A. R. Wallace. The geographical distribution of animals, etc. London: Macmillan & Co.

1877. J. Scott. Manual of opium husbandry, etc. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press.

1876. Evolution of species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.

1876. J. A. Allen. Geographical variation among North American mammals, especially in respect to size. The American naturalist, vol. 10 (October): 625-628.

1876. Anon. Botanical papers in recent periodicals. The American naturalist, 10 (November): 687.

1877. C. V. Riley. Annual report on the noxious, beneficial, and other, insects of the State of Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo.: Regan & Edwards, public printer, etc. [see letter from Darwin to Riley thanking him for the copy of the above report. Correspondence vol. 25, p. 199].

1879. L. A. Errera. Sur la Structure et les Modes de Fécondation des Fleurs, vol. 1.

1879. Anon. Die Urtypen der Insekten. Kosmos, 5: 61-62.

1879. F. Hilgendorf . Sur Streitfrage des Planorbis multiformis. Kosmos, 5: 90-99.

1878. Sir V. Brooke on the classification of the cervidæ. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (19 November): 898-928.

1878. T. M. Brewer. Variations in the nests of the same species of birds. The American Naturalist, 12 (January): 35-40.

1880. A. J. Cook. The tongue of the honey bee. The American Naturalist, vol. 14 (April): 271-280.

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121

Variation under nature

American Nat.

Sept. 1875 p. 506 to end

Review of Allen on Variability of squirrels in different geographical regions

[do]

Oct. p. 542

on variation of fossil shells same as recent shells of the same species Dr Dawson

Powell, Exploration of Colorado

p 220 Variability & Transition state of certain species of Geomys.

p. 243 – still stronger with Thomomys – var. connected with their geographical range

Wallace Geograph Distribution p. 24

Variation in migration of swallows

8 vo Pamph 1050 p. 12 & 18

Bedriaga. Vars. of Lizard near Naples, more individual variability, opposed to Einer.

[do] 1068

Marset-gut var. in Nassa - & interract country links

[do] 1131

Fatio – variability in Fishes – related to larger genera on change of position of eyes.

J. Scott Manual of Opium p. 46 &c

The vars bred true in beans on [Jourdami] cases

Trans. Ent. Soc. 1876. p. V. p. XLIX

Melanic vars in n. recent [illeg] near Manchester.

p. L. var [illeg]

American Nat. 1876 p. 626 Oct.

Allen on variation of mammal in range – variation very different in different groups – nil in some – in general manner in others

Laws of variation in size – Largest when condition most favorable.

 

[do] Nov. p. 687

Reference to Dr Christ on variation of Rosa in Flora

 

No. 24

I suppose 1875 – [Dr. Christ, of Basel, Varieties of Rosa]

Riley, Noxious Insects 9th Report.

p. 24. var. in Veins of Saw Fly

 

 

p 40 modification in Potato Bug is spreading

 

 

p 57 variation

Cosmos I 1877

p 117

variability of Rubus striking artch

8 vo Pamphlet

(1209)

Edwards on clove linking species or rears or vars of Butterflies – also on do (1217)

Errera Fecundation des Fleurs on variation of [Pe……] 1879 p. 120 &c.

Kosmos 110 Jahrgang 1879

p. 61 Variation of Land-shells

do    do 

p. 90 Hilgendorf good on famous case of Helix planorbis.

Proc. Zoolog. Soc. 1878 p. 892

Sir V. Brooke on variability of Horn of Deer & Law of compensation

The American Nat. 1878 p. 37

Variation in nests of Birds

[do] 1880

p. 278 April

On variability in length of proboscis of Bee

4to Pamphlet

295

[Moore] change of Prehistoric shells

[do]

303

Hoffmann on anagallis caerulea

 


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