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... adaptation- adaptation in form of body , of legs , of wings , of sense organs , of roots and stems and leaves and flowers and seeds , in habits of food - getting , of escaping or conquering enemies , of home - building , of production ...
... adaptation- adaptation in form of body , of legs , of wings , of sense organs , of roots and stems and leaves and flowers and seeds , in habits of food - getting , of escaping or conquering enemies , of home - building , of production ...
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... adaptation . This explanation declares that new species come from old by transmutation ; and denounces , at least by implication , the theological dogma of special crea- tion . Adaptation comes by plastic response to en- vironmental ...
... adaptation . This explanation declares that new species come from old by transmutation ; and denounces , at least by implication , the theological dogma of special crea- tion . Adaptation comes by plastic response to en- vironmental ...
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The Way of Man Vernon Lyman Kellogg. tion . Adaptation comes by plastic response to en- vironmental conditions ; hence , is not specially planned . This challenge to theology was promptly accepted . And the response and attack came not ...
The Way of Man Vernon Lyman Kellogg. tion . Adaptation comes by plastic response to en- vironmental conditions ; hence , is not specially planned . This challenge to theology was promptly accepted . And the response and attack came not ...
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... adaptation is apparent in the teeth and claws of the house cat ; the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest is going on actively in any neg- lected corner of your garden . Matters that evolu- tion must explain , the ...
... adaptation is apparent in the teeth and claws of the house cat ; the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest is going on actively in any neg- lected corner of your garden . Matters that evolu- tion must explain , the ...
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... adaptations to their envi- ronment , especially , in working out the significance or meaning of all these observed facts ... adaptation , a story of evolution . Note the foot of a sparrow , a warbler , or a thrush . It has three unwebbed ...
... adaptations to their envi- ronment , especially , in working out the significance or meaning of all these observed facts ... adaptation , a story of evolution . Note the foot of a sparrow , a warbler , or a thrush . It has three unwebbed ...
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adaptation adult algæ American amphibians animal kinds animals and plants anthropoid apes aquatic artificial selection behavior biological evolution biologists birds blood body bones brain branches brate called cavity chapter character cocoons colonial color Cro-Magnon Darwin distribution earth echinoderms egg cells embryo environment evidence evolution idea evolutionary existence explanation of evolution fact factors ferns fishes flowering plants fossils fundamental geologic golden gradatory heredity higher human evolution human future individuals insects islands Lamarck lancelet land larvæ living creatures lowest lution make-up mammals man's mind modified mollusks Monterey pine natural selection naturalists notochord ocean offspring one-celled organs paleontology parents pine plants and animals polyps prehistoric present produced Protozoa races reptiles rocks sea anemones sea urchins segments shell similar skeleton social inheritance societal evolution species sponges stages starfish structure swimming tion to-day trait trees types variations variety various vertebrates wings young