. The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. FISHES. 32y saw a violent contest between two male salmon which lasted the whole day; and Mr. R. Buist, Superintendent of Fisheries, in- forms me that he has often watched from the bridge at Perth the males driving away their rivals, whilst the females were spawn-. Fig. 27. Head of male common salmon (Salmo salar) during the breeding-season. [This drawing, as well as all the others in the present chapter, have been executed by the well-known artist, Mr. G. Ford, from specimens in the
. The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. FISHES. 32y saw a violent contest between two male salmon which lasted the whole day; and Mr. R. Buist, Superintendent of Fisheries, in- forms me that he has often watched from the bridge at Perth the males driving away their rivals, whilst the females were spawn-. Fig. 27. Head of male common salmon (Salmo salar) during the breeding-season. [This drawing, as well as all the others in the present chapter, have been executed by the well-known artist, Mr. G. Ford, from specimens in the British Museum, under the kind superintendence of Dr. Gun- ther.] ing. The males "are constantly fighting and tearing each other "on the spawning-beds, and many so injure each other as to "cause the death of numbers, many being seen swimming near "the banks of the river in a state of exhaustion, and apparently. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. New York : Merrill and Baker
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