The Origin of Species · Character
Mr. Bates
A naturalist and explorer who studied mimicry in Amazonian butterflies.
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Also known as Mr. Bates
First appearance: vii miscellaneous objections to the theory of natural selection
Mr. Bates shows up with force in Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection as Applied to Instincts: Neuter and Sterile Insects. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited for analogous cases of caste differences in ants from his work 'Naturalist on the Amazons'.
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In Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection as Applied to Instincts: Neuter and Sterile Insects: Cited for analogous cases of caste differences in ants from his work 'Naturalist on the Amazons'. Later, in…
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