The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895C. Scribner's Sons, 1897 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina v
... brain . - Reasons for their dominance -The primitive vertebrate . CHAPTER IV VERTEBRATES : BACKBONE AND BRAIN PAGE . 81.
... brain . - Reasons for their dominance -The primitive vertebrate . CHAPTER IV VERTEBRATES : BACKBONE AND BRAIN PAGE . 81.
Pagina vi
... BRAIN PAGE . 81 The advance of vertebrates from fish through amphibia and reptiles to mammals . - The development of skeleton , appendages , circulatory and respiratory systems , and brain . —Mammals : The oviparous monotremata ...
... BRAIN PAGE . 81 The advance of vertebrates from fish through amphibia and reptiles to mammals . - The development of skeleton , appendages , circulatory and respiratory systems , and brain . —Mammals : The oviparous monotremata ...
Pagina vii
... - meating man . — Faith . - Prayer . - Hope . - The Church . - The battle . — The victory . The crown . CHAPTER X PRESENT ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS vii VERTEBRATES: BACKBONE AND BRAIN PAGE.
... - meating man . — Faith . - Prayer . - Hope . - The Church . - The battle . — The victory . The crown . CHAPTER X PRESENT ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS vii VERTEBRATES: BACKBONE AND BRAIN PAGE.
Pagina xi
... brain , girth of chest , average stature , and the features of the an- cient Greeks and Romans . But this is not the most important part of their history , nor is it essential . The great question is , What did they contribute to human ...
... brain , girth of chest , average stature , and the features of the an- cient Greeks and Romans . But this is not the most important part of their history , nor is it essential . The great question is , What did they contribute to human ...
Pagina xii
... brain is of no use until muscle and sense - organs have appeared . This sequence of dominant functions , * of physiologi- cal dynasties , would seem therefore to be a fact . And our series of forms described in the second , third , and ...
... brain is of no use until muscle and sense - organs have appeared . This sequence of dominant functions , * of physiologi- cal dynasties , would seem therefore to be a fact . And our series of forms described in the second , third , and ...
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advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become better birds body brain cells conformity to environment conscious degeneration dominant ectoderm embryo embryology existence experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula gills give groups higher animals higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial membrane ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral mouth muscles muscular muscular system mutability of species natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception perivisceral cavity possible primitive probably progress protoplasm protozoa purely race reflex action reptiles result schematic worm segments selfish sense-organs sequence shell skeleton species spermatozoa stage structure struggle surface survive swimming theory of evolution tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebrates volvox young