Archive image from page 644 of The descent of man, and. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex descentofmansele1874darw Year: 1874 Mammals. 631 fiize, strength, courage and pugnacity of the male, his special weapons of offense, as well as his special means of defense, have been acquired or modified through that form of selection which I have called sexual. This does not depend on any superiority in the general struggle for life. Fig. ra Cercopithecus diana (from Brehm). but on certain individuals of one sex, generally the maU being successful in conquering other males, and le
Archive image from page 644 of The descent of man, and. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex descentofmansele1874darw Year: 1874 Mammals. 631 fiize, strength, courage and pugnacity of the male, his special weapons of offense, as well as his special means of defense, have been acquired or modified through that form of selection which I have called sexual. This does not depend on any superiority in the general struggle for life. Fig. ra Cercopithecus diana (from Brehm). but on certain individuals of one sex, generally the maU being successful in conquering other males, and leaving » larger number of offspring to inherit their superiority than io the less successful males. There is another and more peaceful kind of coi:.test, in
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