| Description |
viii, 319 p. : ill. (incl. map) |
| Series |
Library of American civilization ; LAC 12590
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| Note |
"The series of papers collected in this volume may be considered as a complementary to my 'Essay on classification ...' These chapters were first embodied in a course of lectures delivered at the Lowell Institute in Boston."--Pref. |
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First printed in the Atlantic monthly, with the exception of the last chapter. |
| Contents |
General sketch of the early progress in natural history -- Nomenclature and classification -- Categories of classification --Classification and creation -- Different views respecting orders -- Gradation among animals -- Analogous types -- Family characteristics -- The characters of genera -- Species and breeds -- Formation of coral reefs -- Age of coral reefs as showing permanence of species -- Homologies -- Alternate generations -- The ovarian egg -- Embryology and classification. |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 12590) |
| Subject |
Animals -- Classification
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Coral reefs and islands.
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Generations, Alternating.
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Embryology.
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