To W. D. Fox 14 June [1856]
Summary
Does not intend to work systematically on cats. Their origin is in doubt and they have been crossed too many ways.
It would be valuable to know whether half-bred ducks are fertile inter se or with a third breed. Is investigating this with pigeons.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 14 June [1856] |
Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 98) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1901 |
Document type
letter | (1) |
Author
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
Fox, W. D. | (1) |
Correspondent
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Fox, W. D. | (1) |