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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Ch 6 Sexual Selection. CUL-DAR81.169. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN2

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Ch 6. Sexual Selection

Cuvier Vol 4 542

Lethrus — allied to Scarabæus / males with large mandibles fight for female

See Dict Class 2' Hist Nat vol. X p. 324

See my notes on [Chlorocoelus]

Bory de Saint-Vincent, Jean Baptiste Georges Marie , et al. eds. 1822-1831. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire Naturelle. 17 vols. Paris: Rey & Gravier. [on Beagle, inscribed in vol. 1][Darwin Library-CUL] vol. 4 Text Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 376: "Quoted from Fischer, in 'Dict. Class. d'Hist. Nat.' tom. x. p. 324."

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