Tropical nature, and other essays

By

Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Macmillan and Co, 1878

Notes

Colophon: London: R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor.

Contents: 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.

Subjects

Color , Ecology , Hummingbirds , Natural selection , Tropics

Call Number

QH81 .W25X 1878

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.69700
OCLC: 4312421