 I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same great class or kingdom. I believe that animals are descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number.  Zeitschrift für Ethnologie - Page 1251871Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) - 1885 - 730 pages
...pattern, and at an embrionic age the species closely resemble each other. Therefore I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have desconded from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an... | |
 | 1860 - 800 pages
...and " How far will he carry it ? " the author answers at the close of the volume : " I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class." Furthermore, " I believe that all animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors,... | |
 | John Phillips - 1860 - 280 pages
...pattern, and at an embryonic age the species closely resemble each other. Therefore I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an... | |
 | 1860 - 512 pages
...pattern, and at an embryonic age the species closely resemble each other. Therefore I cannot ^doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1860 - 594 pages
...which he carries it is simply appalling, for it is in contradiction to revelation. " I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plauts from an... | |
 | 1860 - 794 pages
...and " How far will he carry it ? " the author answers at the close of the volume : " I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class." Furthermore, " I believe that all animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors,... | |
 | 1860 - 890 pages
...page 484; though the assumption there is somewhat modestly expressed : — " Therefore I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an... | |
 | 1860 - 982 pages
...formation of genera, families, orders, and even classes, by natural selection. He does " not doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class," and he concedes that analogy would press the conclusion still farther ; while he admits that " the... | |
 | 1860 - 612 pages
...pattern, and at ac embrjonic age the species closely resemble each other. Therefore I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class. I belieTe that animals have descended from at most only four or fire progenitors, and plaats from an... | |
 | Asa Gray - 1861 - 68 pages
..." How far will he carry it ? " the author answers at the close of the volume : — " I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same class." Furthermore, "I believe that all animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors,... | |
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