Organism as a wholePutnam, 1916 - 379 pages |
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... eye or the ear , are to be analysed from the viewpoint of the physicist . When , however , the biologist is confronted with the fact that in the organism the parts are so adapted to each other as to give rise to a harmonious whole ; and ...
... eye or the ear , are to be analysed from the viewpoint of the physicist . When , however , the biologist is confronted with the fact that in the organism the parts are so adapted to each other as to give rise to a harmonious whole ; and ...
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... eye or the ear from any other standpoint than that of physics . When the actions of the organism as a whole are con- cerned , we find a totally different situation . The same physiologists who in the explanation of the individ- ual ...
... eye or the ear from any other standpoint than that of physics . When the actions of the organism as a whole are con- cerned , we find a totally different situation . The same physiologists who in the explanation of the individ- ual ...
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... eye or the epidermis of the organism , and these substances are inherited regardless of whether they are useful or not . It is only a metaphor to call reactions resulting from the presence of photosensitive substances " adaptation ...
... eye or the epidermis of the organism , and these substances are inherited regardless of whether they are useful or not . It is only a metaphor to call reactions resulting from the presence of photosensitive substances " adaptation ...
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... eyes are often incomplete or abnormal though they may be normal at first ; the growth of the embryo is mostly retarded . • Moenkhaus , W. J. , Am . Jour . Anat . , 1904 , iii . , 29 . 2 Loeb , J. , Jour . Morphol . , 1912 , xxiii . , 1 ...
... eyes are often incomplete or abnormal though they may be normal at first ; the growth of the embryo is mostly retarded . • Moenkhaus , W. J. , Am . Jour . Anat . , 1904 , iii . , 29 . 2 Loeb , J. , Jour . Morphol . , 1912 , xxiii . , 1 ...
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... eye and which may possess a diameter of 1 or 2 mm . The rest of the sea water is almost free from sperm . These clusters . of spermatozoa may last for from two to ten minutes . and then dissolve by the gradual detachment of the ...
... eye and which may possess a diameter of 1 or 2 mm . The rest of the sea water is almost free from sperm . These clusters . of spermatozoa may last for from two to ten minutes . and then dissolve by the gradual detachment of the ...
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