Author: R. E. Lloyd

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781332343935

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Excerpt from The Growth of Groups in the Animal Kingdom: With Two Coloured Plates This book deals with the subject of evolution in a somewhat discursive manner, but its main theme is indicated by the title. It points out that groups of like animals, such as are small in membership and temporary in duration, are common in nature. These groups are not considered to be equivalent to species, they are referred to as family groups. A large part of the book deals with the origin, fate, and significance of such groups. Here and there the question, What is a species? is raised, but not answered. The tenth chapter is an attempt to show that the Mutation Theory is important to the physician, and the last chapter borders on philosophy. The whole appears more compact, if it be regarded as an attempt to help on the new movement in biology, to spread those ideas referred to by some as the Mutation Theory, by others as Mendelism, ideas that are permanently associated with the names of Mendel, Bateson, and De Vries. The writer's warrant for asserting himself lies not in the bulk, but in the variety of his experience, which has been derived from several sources, but from none in particular. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Growth of Groups in the Animal Kingdom written by R. E. Lloyd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Growth of Groups in the Animal Kingdom: With Two Coloured Plates This book deals with the subject of evolution in a somewhat discursive manner, but its main theme is indicated by the title. It points out that groups of like animals, such as are small in membership and temporary in duration, are common in nature. These groups are not considered to be equivalent to species, they are referred to as family groups. A large part of the book deals with the origin, fate, and significance of such groups. Here and there the question, What is a species? is raised, but not answered. The tenth chapter is an attempt to show that the Mutation Theory is important to the physician, and the last chapter borders on philosophy. The whole appears more compact, if it be regarded as an attempt to help on the new movement in biology, to spread those ideas referred to by some as the Mutation Theory, by others as Mendelism, ideas that are permanently associated with the names of Mendel, Bateson, and De Vries. The writer's warrant for asserting himself lies not in the bulk, but in the variety of his experience, which has been derived from several sources, but from none in particular. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.