RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lucas, Traité philosophique et physiologique, etc. CUL-DAR84.2.154. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. 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-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 119, n22: "Prosper Lucas ('Traité de l'Héréd. Nat.' tom. ii. 1850, p. 296) has himself observed nearly similar facts with pigeons."
Lucas, P. [Prosper]. [Traité philosophique et physiologique de] L' Hérédité Naturelle. 2 vols. 8° Paris, 1847-50.
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Prosper Lucas. Tom. 2. p 296 gives case of pigeons pair, which disliked each other from his own experience, & says similar cases occur with Fowls.
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