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nydus/Contributions to the Theory of Natural SelectionPublic

This volume collects essays written by Alfred Russel Wallace regarding his independent discovery and development of the theory of natural selection. The author provides corrected and expanded versions of his previous scientific writings to demonstrate the scope and application of his findings.

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Table of Contents

INDEX.

  • River system, as illustrating self-adaptation, 276.
  • Roses, Mr. Baker on varieties of, 165.
  • Rudimentary organs, 23.
  • SALVIN, Mr. Osbert, on a case of bird mimicry, 107.
  • Saturnia pavonia-minor, protective colouring of larva of, 63.
  • Satyridæ, probable means of protection of, 176.
  • Sauropterygia, 299.
  • Savages, why they become extinct, 319; undeveloped intellect of, 339, 341; intellect of, compared with that of animals, 341, 343; protect their backs from rain, 346.
  • Scansorial birds, nests of, 238.
  • Scaphura, 98.
  • Scissirostrum, 165.
  • Scopulipedes, brush-legged bees, 91.
  • Scudder, Mr., on fossil insects, 301.
  • Scutelleridæ, mimicked by Longicorns, 96.
  • Sesia bombiliformis, 90.
  • Sesiidæ, mimic Hymenoptera, 90.
  • Sexes, comparative importance of, in different classes of animals, 111; diverse habits of, 156.
  • Sexual selection, 156; its normal action to develop colour in both sexes, 247; among birds, 283.
  • Sidgwick, Mr. A., on protective colouring of moths, 62.
  • Simocyonidæ, 300.
  • Sitta, sexual colouring and nidification of, 243.
  • Sittella, sexual colouring and nidification of, 243.
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