 To sum up on the means through which, as far as we can judge, sexual selection has led to the development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shown that the largest number of vigorous offspring will be reared from the pairing of the strongest...  The Evolution of Sex - Page 9by Sir Patrick Geddes, John Arthur Thomson - 1889 - 322 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Darwin - 1871 - 432 pages
...be a polygamist ; " and the male during the breeding-season differs conspicuously from the female. To sum up on the means through which, as far as we...the pairing of the strongest and best-armed males, which have conquered other males, with the most vigorous and best -nourished females, which are the... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1871 - 468 pages
...be a polygamist ; 10 and the male during the breeding-season differs conspicuously from the female. To sum up on the means through which, as far as we...development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shewn that the largest number of vigorous offspring will be reared from the pairing of the strongest... | |
 | William Keith Brooks - 1883 - 398 pages
...likewise to their various ornaments or other attractions. ... To sum up on the means through which, so far as we can judge, sexual selection has led to the...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best armed males, which have conquered other males, with the most vigorous and best-nourished females,... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - 1891 - 542 pages
...mode I shall employ the term "preferential mating." Combining these two in his summary, Darwin says, " It has been shown that the largest number of vigorous...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best-formed males, victorious in contests over other males, with the most vigorous and best-nourished... | |
 | 1892 - 848 pages
...choose those that please them best. Darwin gives the following summary of his theory : 'It has l>een shown that the largest number of vigorous offspring...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best-formed males, victorious in contests over other males, with the most vigorous and best-nourished... | |
 | Eliza Burt Gamble - 1894 - 402 pages
...judge, sexual selection has led to the development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shewn that the largest number of vigorous offspring will...most vigorous and best-nourished females, which are first to breed in the spring. If such females select the more attractive, and at the same time vigorous... | |
 | Eliza Burt Gamble - 1893 - 402 pages
...beautiful males, according to their standard of beauty, might produce a marked effect. He says : " To sum up on the means through which, as far as we...development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shewn that the largest number of vigorous offspring will be reared from the pairing of the strongest... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - 890 pages
...be a polygamist ;17 and the male during the breeding season differs conspicuously from the female. To sum up on the means through which, as far as we...development of secondary sexual characters. It has been shewn that the largest number of vigorous offspring will be reared from the pairing of the strongest... | |
 | 1896 - 920 pages
...to Darwin, choose those that please them best. Darwin gives the following summary of his theory : ' It has been shown that the largest number of vigorous...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best- formed males, victorious in contests over other males, with the most vigorous and best-nourished... | |
 | 1905 - 462 pages
...to be a polygamist;" and the male during the breeding season differs conspicuously from the female. To sum up on the means through which, as far as we...will be reared from the pairing of the strongest and best- armed males, victorious in contests over other males, with the most vigorous and best-nourished... | |
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