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Page 71
Naturally , left to perfect their destinies in the long isolation provided by
Madagascar , the local “ rats ” evolved along different ... This all is the perfectly
normal outcome of a standard process of evolution , not of some hazy “ radiation "
and even ...
Naturally , left to perfect their destinies in the long isolation provided by
Madagascar , the local “ rats ” evolved along different ... This all is the perfectly
normal outcome of a standard process of evolution , not of some hazy “ radiation "
and even ...
Page 85
... consider the possibility of convergent evolution , the African and American
birds having evolved from different parts of a common basic stock . However , the
lack of related forms in the New World makes this unlikely . The alternative is that
...
... consider the possibility of convergent evolution , the African and American
birds having evolved from different parts of a common basic stock . However , the
lack of related forms in the New World makes this unlikely . The alternative is that
...
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Of course — here to take good care of one of the pet weapons in the arsenal of
current “ z0o - phytogeography " evolution has not necessarily marched always
on with the same rapidity 1 , but , whether fast or slow , evolution has assuredly
not ...
Of course — here to take good care of one of the pet weapons in the arsenal of
current “ z0o - phytogeography " evolution has not necessarily marched always
on with the same rapidity 1 , but , whether fast or slow , evolution has assuredly
not ...
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