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... hold it as a rule that accidental modifi- cations are not perpetuated . This is very different to the law formulated by Lamarck : — ' Whatever Nature has enabled individuals to gain or to lose , under the influence of circumstances to ...
... hold it as a rule that accidental modifi- cations are not perpetuated . This is very different to the law formulated by Lamarck : — ' Whatever Nature has enabled individuals to gain or to lose , under the influence of circumstances to ...
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... hold to be exact and in conformity with etymology . We must , for the sake of greater precision , begin with a good defi- nition of this term ; but , unfortunately , no such definition has yet 1 For instance , the act performed by a dog ...
... hold to be exact and in conformity with etymology . We must , for the sake of greater precision , begin with a good defi- nition of this term ; but , unfortunately , no such definition has yet 1 For instance , the act performed by a dog ...
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... hold that instincts , as they now exist , are very complex , formed by the gradual accumulations of time and heredity . They must be subjected to a careful analytical process , each stratum must be taken apart ; by comparison ...
... hold that instincts , as they now exist , are very complex , formed by the gradual accumulations of time and heredity . They must be subjected to a careful analytical process , each stratum must be taken apart ; by comparison ...
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... hold its store of honey . The latter cells are nearly spherical , and situated at a considerable distance from each other . Now , it has been calculated that if the melipona were to construct these cells at equal distances , and all of ...
... hold its store of honey . The latter cells are nearly spherical , and situated at a considerable distance from each other . Now , it has been calculated that if the melipona were to construct these cells at equal distances , and all of ...
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... hold only one idea . Its form is that of a simple series ; and though certain states of consciousness seem to be simultaneous , they are , in fact , successive . It we try to think simultaneously cf a lion and a mountain , a cube and a ...
... hold only one idea . Its form is that of a simple series ; and though certain states of consciousness seem to be simultaneous , they are , in fact , successive . It we try to think simultaneously cf a lion and a mountain , a cube and a ...
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