. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Sexual selection in animals; Human beings -- Origin; Sexual dimorphism (Animals). 292 SEXUAL SELECTION: MAMMALS. [Part II. a manner, and are furnished with such curious and elegant crests of hair, that we can hardly avoid looking at these characters as having been gained for the sake of orna- ment. The accompanying figures (Figs. 70 to 74) serve. Fig. 70.—Bead of Semnopithecus rubicundus. This and the following figures (from Prof. Gervais) are given to show the odd arrangement and develop- ment of the hair on
. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Sexual selection in animals; Human beings -- Origin; Sexual dimorphism (Animals). 292 SEXUAL SELECTION: MAMMALS. [Part II. a manner, and are furnished with such curious and elegant crests of hair, that we can hardly avoid looking at these characters as having been gained for the sake of orna- ment. The accompanying figures (Figs. 70 to 74) serve. Fig. 70.—Bead of Semnopithecus rubicundus. This and the following figures (from Prof. Gervais) are given to show the odd arrangement and develop- ment of the hair on the head. 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 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 any ordinary use to these animals. If so, they have probably been gained through sexual selection, though transmitted equally, or almost equally, to both 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 : D. Appleton and Co.
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