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Tropical nature and other essays

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    Catalogue

    • Object Type
    • Name/Title
      Tropical nature and other essays
    • Primary Maker
    • Contributor/Publisher
      Macmillan
    • Place
    • Date
      1878
    • Physical Description

      xiii, 356 p. : 23 cm.

    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      1 item in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category
    • Content
      I. The climate and physical aspects of the equatorial zone.
      II. Equatorial vegetation.
      III. Animal life in the tropical forests.
      IV. Humming-birds: as illustrating the luxuriance of tropical nature.
      V. The colours of animals and sexual selection.
      VI. The colours of plants and the origin of the colour-sense.
      VII. By-paths in the domain of biology.
      VIII. The distribution of animals as indicating geographical changes.
    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      19 Dec 2023

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