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From Octavius March   [1875]

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Summary

Wonders if it is possible that the couvade had its origin in an early habit of the male sex to take part in the nourishment of the offspring.

Summary

Wonders if it is possible that the couvade had its origin in an early habit of the male sex to take part in the nourishment of the offspring.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-9795G
From
Octavius March
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Source of text
H. C. March 1883, p. 23

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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9795G,” accessed on 5 June 2025, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/view/letters/DCP-LETT-9795G

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