The Origin of Species · Character
Pallas
A naturalist who studied the geography and variation of species.
minor
Also known as Pallas
First appearance: i variation under domestication
Pallas shows up with force in Distinct Species Present Analogous Variations, So That a Variety of One Species Often Assumes a Character Proper to an Allied Species, or Reverts to Some of the Characters of an Early Progenitor. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described the koulan with a double shoulder-stripe.
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In Distinct Species Present Analogous Variations, So That a Variety of One Species Often Assumes a Character Proper to an Allied Species, or Reverts to Some of the Characters of an Early Progenitor: Described the koulan…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Distinct Species Present Analogous Variations, So That a Variety of One Species Often Assumes a Character Proper to an Allied Species, or Reverts to Some of the Characters of an Early Progenitor
- Degrees of Sterility
- Fertility of Varieties When Crossed, and of Their Mongrel Offspring, Not Universal
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See Pallas in i variation under domestication