Tropical nature, and other essays
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1. Front matter2. THE TROPICS.3. ENGLAND.4. PREFACE.5. I. THE CLIMATE AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE EQUATORIAL ZONE.6. II. EQUATORIAL VEGETATION.7. III. ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS.8. IV. HUMMING-BIRDS: AS ILLUSTRATING THE LUXURIANCE OF TROPICAL NATURE.9. V. THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION.10. V. THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS AND SEXUAL SELECTION. (continued 2)11. VI. THE COLOURS OF PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR-SENSE.12. VII. BY-PATHS IN THE DOMAIN OF BIOLOGY:13. VIII. THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AS INDICATING GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES.[63]14. ERRATUM.15. INDEX.16. Transcriber's Notes