. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings; Sexual selection in animals; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Sex differences. 623 THE DESCENT OF MAN. species in a single white stripe replacing the three stripes, and in the ears being almost wholly ;', having studied to the best of my ability the sexual differences of animalsbelongingto all classes,! cannot avoid the conclusion that the curiously arranged colors of many antelopes, though. Fig. 71. Damalis pygarga» male (from tlie Knowsley Menagerie). common to both sex
. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings; Sexual selection in animals; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Sex differences. 623 THE DESCENT OF MAN. species in a single white stripe replacing the three stripes, and in the ears being almost wholly ;', having studied to the best of my ability the sexual differences of animalsbelongingto all classes,! cannot avoid the conclusion that the curiously arranged colors of many antelopes, though. Fig. 71. Damalis pygarga» male (from tlie Knowsley Menagerie). common to both sexes, are the result of sexual selection primarily applied to the male. The same conclusion may perhaps be extended to the tiger, one of the most beautiful animals in the world, the sexes of which cannot be distinguished by color, even by the dealers in wild beasts. Mr. Wallace believesf that the striped coat of the tiger ^^ so assimilates with the vertical * See the fine plates in A. Smith's ''Zoology oi S. Africa," and Dr Gray's ** Gleanings from the Menagerie of ; t "Westminster ; July 1, 1867, p. 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 : A. L. Burt
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