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Alfred Russel Wallace’s essay on varieties
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The original manuscript about varieties that Wallace composed on the island of Gilolo and sent to Darwin from the neighbouring island of Ternate (Brooks 1984) has not been found. It was sent to Darwin as an enclosure in a letter (itself missing), and was…
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- … peculiarity of all varieties, even of those occurring among wild animals in a state of nature, and …
- … of facts and observations as to varieties occurring among wild animals, this argument has had great …
- … varieties to return to the parent form. The life of wild animals is a struggle for existence. …
- … can never be so plentiful as pigeons and antelopes; the wild asses of the Tartarian deserts cannot …
- … the average all above one become food for hawks and kites, wild cats and weasels, or perish of cold …
- … and crustacea. Exactly the same laws will apply to mammals. Wild cats are prolific and have few …
- … enunciated. The essential difference in the condition of wild and domestic animals is this,— that …
- … exercised, and in some cases are absolutely unused. A wild animal has to search, and often to labour …
- … exist without the animal ever becoming aware of it. In the wild animal, on the contrary, all its …
- … of continuance; and those which would decidedly render a wild animal unable to compete with its …
- … still less could they now exist in competition with their wild allies. The great speed but slight …
- … team, would both be useless in a state of nature. If turned wild on the pampas, such animals would …
- … can alone continue to live. Domestic varieties, when turned wild, must return to something near the …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
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- … 1860s, the humane movement extended its sympathy also toward wild animals, a transition which was …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … on Mammalia of Paraguay [Rengger 1830]— account of wild cattle Montagu on birds [G. Montagu …
- … 98 Huc’s “Chinese Empire” [Huc 1855] several Dogs & Cats described. (read) Lecoq H. …
- … Gosse Birds of Jamaica [Gosse 1847]— account of wild Guinea Fowls— C d he get specimen. read …
- … ( Triticum ) into rye ( Secale ). Aegilops is the wild oat. 85 Franz Unger’s …
- … (Edmund Saul Dixon). 1854. Pigeons and rabbits, in their wild, domestic, and captive states . …
- … art of travel; or, shifts and contrivances available in wild countries. London. [Darwin …
- … 10 (deer, antelopes, camels, &c.) and 11 (goats, sheep, wild and domestic cattle) in Jardine, …
- … Charles William George. 1846. Short sketches of the wild sports and natural history of the …
- … 6v. ——. 1832b. Description of the Kolsun or wild dog of the wester Ghants. Transactions …
- … particulars respecting the domestication of the two wild species . London. 119: 11a …
- … field sports; being a complete … description of the wild sports of the East, and exhibiting …
Essay: Natural selection & natural theology
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—by Asa Gray NATURAL SELECTION NOT INCONSISTENT WITH NATURAL THEOLOGY. Atlantic Monthly for July, August, and October, 1860, reprinted in 1861. I Novelties are enticing to most people; to us they are simply annoying. We cling to a long-accepted…
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- … races and species. Witness the human races, for instance. Wild species also vary, perhaps about as …
- … who argue the immutability of species from the ibises and cats preserved by the ancient Egyptians …
- … no part of the world now offers more suitable conditions for wild horses and cattle than the pampas …
- … of Darwin’s hypothesis by denying that there are any wild varieties, to speak of, for natural …
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … into new environments, on domesticated animals gone wild and their interbreeding, and on comparisons …
