RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1873.03.21. Sexual Selection. CUL-DAR89.57. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. RN1
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March 21 /73/
Sexual Selection
Neither Bates nor Butler know, after considering, any case of ocelli confined to ♂. They are sometimes larger in the ♀. Probably not due to s. selection. In some few cases perhaps serve as protection like eye of some [illeg] creature. Hence is, at least one such case with [these] (see Bates ??)
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