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Page 351
... tendency has been at work to reduce , aggregate , and alter strobiles of the heaviest ( Lambert's Pine ) into compound , even fleshy conelets ( Juniper ) that are not easy to tell apart at a glance from genuine angiospermous berries ...
... tendency has been at work to reduce , aggregate , and alter strobiles of the heaviest ( Lambert's Pine ) into compound , even fleshy conelets ( Juniper ) that are not easy to tell apart at a glance from genuine angiospermous berries ...
Page 370
... tendency is at work in plant life as exemplified by Coni- ferae to " specialize " structures basically intended for reproduction reaching toward a functional minimum . This tendency began , as a matter of fact when , very early in ...
... tendency is at work in plant life as exemplified by Coni- ferae to " specialize " structures basically intended for reproduction reaching toward a functional minimum . This tendency began , as a matter of fact when , very early in ...
Page 415
... tendency for scales to alter , which tendency is shared in common , whatever the degree and particular manifestation , by fishes , reptiles or birds . Of this tendency the “ adhesive pad " , the " feather " , etc. are but secondary ...
... tendency for scales to alter , which tendency is shared in common , whatever the degree and particular manifestation , by fishes , reptiles or birds . Of this tendency the “ adhesive pad " , the " feather " , etc. are but secondary ...
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