As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under... Fraser's Magazine - Page 1851860Full view - About this book
| Lucius Edwin Smith, Henry Griggs Weston - Baptists - 1873 - 522 pages
...possibly survive; and, as consequently, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in a manner profitable to itself under the complex and...varying conditions of life, will have a better chance for surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principles of inheritance, any selected... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1875 - 504 pages
...species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is ft frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
| Henry Coke - 1883 - 328 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive, and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...to itself, under the complex and sometimes varying 1 Principles of BMogy, § 161. * Hid., § 162. VOL. I. K conditions of life, will have a better chance... | |
| Science - 1885 - 520 pages
...legbones in the domestic duck. Now, Darwin distinctly states, " Any heing if it vary honeter tlightly in any manner profitable to itself under the complex and sometimes varying conditions of existence will have a better chance of surviving and will thus be naturally selected." This, as italicised,... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - 1887 - 352 pages
...follows that any being, if it vary, however slightly, in a manner profitable to itself under the complex conditions of life, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. And afterwards, from the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - Agnosticism - 1887 - 350 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive, and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary, however slightly, in a manner profitable to itself under the complex conditions of life, will have a better chance of surviving,... | |
| Jacob Gould Schurman - Ethics, Evolutionary - 1887 - 292 pages
...is effected, just means the preservation of the most useful modifications of structure or habit. " Any being, if it vary, however slightly, in any manner profitable to itself" says Darwin, "will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected." Or, in other... | |
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1889 - 446 pages
...are born than can possibly survive ; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring straggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
| Brooklyn Ethical Association - Evolution - 1889 - 424 pages
...sense. " Any being," says Darwin, " if it vary, however slightly, in a manner profitable to itself, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected." Such a variation, evidently, was this change in conduct, as a higher order of intelligence and greater... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1894 - 624 pages
...each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being,...chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected. From the strong principle of inheritance, any selected variety will tend to propagate its new and modified... | |
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