. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. 544 The Descent of Man. Part II. up to the eyes (fig. 71); there are three white stripes on the forehead, and the ears are marked with white. The fawns of this species are of a uniform pale yellowish-brown. In Damalis albifrons the colouring of the head differs from that in the last species in a single white stripe replacing the three stripes, and. Fig. 70. Tragelaphus scriptus, male (from the Knowsley Menagerie). in the ears being almost wholly After having studied to the bes
. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. 544 The Descent of Man. Part II. up to the eyes (fig. 71); there are three white stripes on the forehead, and the ears are marked with white. The fawns of this species are of a uniform pale yellowish-brown. In Damalis albifrons the colouring of the head differs from that in the last species in a single white stripe replacing the three stripes, and. Fig. 70. Tragelaphus scriptus, male (from the Knowsley Menagerie). in the ears being almost wholly After having studied to the best of my ability the sexual differences of animals be- longing to all classes, I cannot avoid the conclusion that the curiously-arranged colours of many antelopes, though common to both sexes, are the result of sexual selection primarily applied to the male. 38 See the fine plates in A. Smith's 'Gleanings from the Menagerie o* * Zoology of S. Africa,' and Dr. Gray's Knowsley.*. 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. London, J. Murray
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