The American Naturalist, Volumen28Essex Institute, 1894 |
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... Observations on Pareiasaurus , 788 ; Scott on the Mammalia of the Deep River Beds , 790 ; Von Ihring on the Fishes and Mammals of the Rio Grande do Sul , 791 ; The Colorado Formation , 865 ; Our Native Birds of Song and Beauty , 865 ...
... Observations on Pareiasaurus , 788 ; Scott on the Mammalia of the Deep River Beds , 790 ; Von Ihring on the Fishes and Mammals of the Rio Grande do Sul , 791 ; The Colorado Formation , 865 ; Our Native Birds of Song and Beauty , 865 ...
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... Observations on the Distribution of Coccidae , 1050 ; Securing Moth Eggs , 1054 ; American Species of Seira , 1055 ; Kentucky Orthoptera , 1055 ; Coleoptera of Lower Cali- fornia , 1057 ; Reversal of Position in Insect Embryos , 1058 ...
... Observations on the Distribution of Coccidae , 1050 ; Securing Moth Eggs , 1054 ; American Species of Seira , 1055 ; Kentucky Orthoptera , 1055 ; Coleoptera of Lower Cali- fornia , 1057 ; Reversal of Position in Insect Embryos , 1058 ...
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... Observations on Parieasaurus . 788 Review of Von Ihring on the Fishes and Mammals of the Substances ... .... 316 Rio Grande do Sul ..... 791 Clepsine , Structure of 1041 Corylus americana Walt .. 803 Clinohumite , Composition of ...
... Observations on Parieasaurus . 788 Review of Von Ihring on the Fishes and Mammals of the Substances ... .... 316 Rio Grande do Sul ..... 791 Clepsine , Structure of 1041 Corylus americana Walt .. 803 Clinohumite , Composition of ...
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... observations with Darwin's theory of sexual selection . The reluctance of the females , and the corresponding ardor and persistence of the males , is carried to an almost incredible limit . In this connection the observations of Fr ...
... observations with Darwin's theory of sexual selection . The reluctance of the females , and the corresponding ardor and persistence of the males , is carried to an almost incredible limit . In this connection the observations of Fr ...
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... observations of the reviewer on Esperella and Tedania , in which sponges it was found that the cells in question and the ciliated cells of the larva are differentiated portions of an external homogenous layer , repre- senting the ...
... observations of the reviewer on Esperella and Tedania , in which sponges it was found that the cells in question and the ciliated cells of the larva are differentiated portions of an external homogenous layer , repre- senting the ...
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