On The Variation Of Species, by T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S
by Thomas Vernon Wollaston
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- Author
- Wollaston, Thomas Vernon, 1822-1878
- Title
- On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera
- Credits
- Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QH: Science: Natural history
- Subject
- Insects
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 38584
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38584
- Release Date
- January 15, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ON THE VARIATION OF SPECIES WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE INSECTA; FOLLOWED BY AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF GENERA.
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.CONTENTS.
- 4.CORRIGENDUM.
- 5.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
- 6.CHAPTER II. FACT OF VARIATION. — FOOTNOTES:
- 7.CHAPTER III. CAUSES OF VARIATION. — § I. Climatal causes generally, whether dependent on latitude or altitude. — § II. Temporary heat or cold, of an unusual degree. — § III. Nature of the country and of the soil. — § IV. Isolation; and exposure to a stormy atmosphere. — FOOTNOTES:
- 8.CHAPTER IV. ORGANS AND CHARACTERS OF VARIATION. — FOOTNOTES:
- 9.CHAPTER V. GEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS. — FOOTNOTES:
- 10.CHAPTER VI. THE GENERIC THEORY. — FOOTNOTES:
- 11.CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION
- 12.INDEX.
- 13.Transcriber's Notes:
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