Archive image from page 342 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 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
Archive image from page 342 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 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
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