Archive image from page 557 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 Fig. 73. Head of Semnopithecus comatus. Fig-. 74. Head of Cebus capucinus. Fig. 75. Head of Ateles marginatus. Fig. 76. Head of Cebus vellerosus. sake of ornament. The accompanying figures (figs. 72 to 76) serve to show the arrangement of the hair on the face and head in several species. It is scarcely conceivable that these crests of hair, and the strongly contrasted colors of the fur and skin, can be the result of mere variability without the aid of se
Archive image from page 557 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 Fig. 73. Head of Semnopithecus comatus. Fig-. 74. Head of Cebus capucinus. Fig. 75. Head of Ateles marginatus. Fig. 76. Head of Cebus vellerosus. sake of ornament. The accompanying figures (figs. 72 to 76) serve to show the arrangement of the hair on the face and head in several species. It is scarcely conceivable that these crests of hair, and the strongly contrasted colors of the fur and skin, can be the result of mere variability without the aid of selection; and it is inconceivable that they can be of use in any ordinary way to these animals. If so, they have probably been gained through sexual selection, though transmitted equally, or almost
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