| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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