RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [c.1851]. [Abstract of Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London?]. CUL-DAR75.65. 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. RN1
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Lyell address |
p. 52 – very good on imperfection of natural geolog Records |
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p 53 we know nothing of cave animals of miocene or eocene – 53- |
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five sets of mammals since Eocene – p 55 Lund 101 mammal only 1 recent. |
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Reeve |
on distrib. of Bulimus not marked. |
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Spence |
on immense [illeg] caused by insects to [Carfs] |
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Forbes Report |
1850, p. 252 On gregariousness of shells, [mussels] good conditions |
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p 254. Same species colourless at great depth & coloured in shallowed seas |
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p 256 Glacial out [illeg] |
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Ramsay, |
p 176, 23,000 ft denuded |
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Adams |
p 191 Species of same nature as genera |
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p 193 on 2 or more vars. having coincident, but generally differing; being coincident forces created! Looks at all adaptation to climate. Good. See Back of Page |
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MacAndrew |
p. 4 Arctic regions rich only in individuals |
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p. 6 on proportion of shell common to Scandinavian & N. America to Britain 15/100 20/100 |
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p. 16 Proportion common o Scandinavian & Canary Isd |
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p 37 Canary shells common to Madeira & Agora, not [found] in Mediterranean |
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p 37 – 156 Madeira shells, 3 N. American |
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p 44 Northern species range further S, than S. species do north |
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p 49 disconnected range |
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p 50 argues from Land-shells the Madeira &c distant [illeg] |
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Blyth |
p 4 speaks of a rodent Lemur |
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p 11 on origin of Turtle-Dove |
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p 29 on the Buceros building in the female on her nest |
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p 10 on Indian crow [varying] with white. Blyth consider C. came certainly vac. of [I. Comm] |
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Ramsay |
p 309. Canbrian to Dernia 8 miles thick – no delta – p 310 on what formation near Lakes – only 3 great known estuary formations (I suppose F W fish wd be [found] in Deltas) |
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Huxley Lectures |
p. 6 – argues beauty of no use to animal – argue differences of species no use to them (If this be correct, then Selection not cause.) |
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Jeffreys |
p. 15 p. 16 Chiton in free state only for 2 or 3 days – Insists on difficulty of [2 words illeg] shells crossing near British channel – accounts for all deficiency a prior state of things – p. 21 greatest difference in species of [Si….] zones in Mediterranean compared with Britain |
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Denham |
p. 2 soundings off N. Zealand & Norfolk Isd. |
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Binney |
p 37. – 120 Beds of Coal in Lancashire p 17 [proof] of many show very slow time |
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Say that I have not met with observation on range of vars, except these another agreement with species, & on my views of relation to other [illeg] beings no difficulty -
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