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Excerpt from Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, Vol. 12: January to December, 1900 My conclusion was that observed facts do not allow us to admit that this phenomenon can be attributed exclusively to Darwinian selec tion, but that, on the contrary, primitive coloration is due to influences which are entirely independent of the welfare of the animal, and some times even contrary to its needs. The adaptation to the demands of the creature is a secondary action and this only is brought about in accordance with the laws of selection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.