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" ... a geometrical ratio, to the bulk of the species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the small one ; if such alteration of climate affect the quantity of vegetable food, the bulky Herbivore... "
The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art - Page 330
1860
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 196

1902 - 642 pages
...militate against that existence in a degree proportionate, perhaps in a geometrical ratio, to the bulk of the species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged,...the effects of stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird will fall a prey, whilst the smaller species...
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volume 51

Geology - 1851 - 438 pages
...to exist, will militate against that existence, in probably a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the...the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Volume 51

Science - 1851 - 450 pages
...to exist, will militate against that existence, in probably a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the...the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science

Physics - 1851 - 1248 pages
...to exist, will militate against that existence in probably a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the...the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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A Treatise on the Methods of Observation and Reasoning in Politics, Volume 2

Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Political science - 1852 - 500 pages
...a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. ] fa dry season be gradually prolonged, the largo mammal will suffer from the drought sooner than the...the bulky herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London, Volume 6

Royal Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1854 - 438 pages
...to exist, will militate against that existence in probably a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the...the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London, Volume 6

Royal Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1854 - 450 pages
...to exist, will militate against that existence in probably a geometrical ratio to the bulk of such species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged, the...the bulky Herbivore will first feel the effects of the stinted nourishment ; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird...
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ..., Volume 28

British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1859 - 750 pages
...militate against that existence in a degree proportionate, perhaps in a geometrical ratio, to the bulk of the species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged,...the effects of stinted nourishment; if new enemies are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird will fall a prey, whilst the smaller species...
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On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia: Being ...

Richard Owen - Animals - 1859 - 118 pages
...in, will militate against that existence in a degree proportionate to the size which may characterise the species. If a dry season be gradually prolonged,...first feel the effects of stinted nourishment; if newenemies be introduced, the large and conspicuous animal will fall a prey while the smaller kinds...
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The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art, Volume 2, Issue 4; Volume 4

Art - 1859 - 534 pages
...gradually prolonged, the large mammal will suffer from the drought aoorcr than the small one : if snch alteration of climate affect the quantity of vegetable...first feel the effects of stinted nourishment; if new eneuiiea are introduced, the large and conspicuous quadruped or bird will fall a prey, while the smaller...
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