Animal BehaviourE. Arnold, 1900 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina 23
... afford examples of corporate behaviour . They are like charged batteries ready to discharge under the influence of the slightest organic touch . In this way , too , is afforded a means by which the organ is not dependent only upon the ...
... afford examples of corporate behaviour . They are like charged batteries ready to discharge under the influence of the slightest organic touch . In this way , too , is afforded a means by which the organ is not dependent only upon the ...
Pàgina 25
... afford , during development , examples of corporate organic behaviour which can be more readily described than explained , but which not less clearly subserve definite biological ends , and in many cases , such as the direction of ...
... afford , during development , examples of corporate organic behaviour which can be more readily described than explained , but which not less clearly subserve definite biological ends , and in many cases , such as the direction of ...
Pàgina 30
... the organic behaviour does not afford any indication of the guidance of * Darwin , " Fertilization of Orchids , " 2nd edit . , pp . 191 , 192 . consciousness . Among plants we have many interesting and admirable 30 ORGANIC BEHAVIOUR.
... the organic behaviour does not afford any indication of the guidance of * Darwin , " Fertilization of Orchids , " 2nd edit . , pp . 191 , 192 . consciousness . Among plants we have many interesting and admirable 30 ORGANIC BEHAVIOUR.
Pàgina 31
... dew leaf indicate a primitive kind of reflex action in plants , and that they afford evidence of discrimination . " It is , " says Romanes , * " the stimulus supplied by continuous pressure that is. REFLEX ACTION 31 REFLEX ACTION 14.
... dew leaf indicate a primitive kind of reflex action in plants , and that they afford evidence of discrimination . " It is , " says Romanes , * " the stimulus supplied by continuous pressure that is. REFLEX ACTION 31 REFLEX ACTION 14.
Pàgina 37
... afford the conditions under which coincident variations escape elimination . By coincident variations I mean those the direction of which coincides with that taken by modification . The survival of an animal depends on its adjustment to ...
... afford the conditions under which coincident variations escape elimination . By coincident variations I mean those the direction of which coincides with that taken by modification . The survival of an animal depends on its adjustment to ...
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acquired action afford animal behaviour Animal Intelligence ants arise association bees biological end biological value C. R. ASHBEE cells centres chick cinnabar co-ordinated coalescence complex conation conative tendency congenital conscious situation consciousness course courtship Crown 8vo Darwin definite Demy 8vo differentiated direct effects eggs emotional environment evolution experience fact factor feeling female further germinal substance guidance habit hereditary higher animals hypothesis ideal ideational Illustrations imitation impulse individual influence inherited insects instinctive behaviour intelligent behaviour larvæ Lord Avebury male mate meaning mental development modes of behaviour modification natural selection nervous system nest object observation organic behaviour ovum Paramecium pecking perceptual performance play pleasure Prince Kropotkine probably Professor Groos psychological rational reflex reflex action regarded response result seems seizing sense sentience sexual selection social species spinal stage stimulation Stout survival term tion variations W. H. Hudson wasps
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Pàgina 306 - The consciousness of brutes would appear to be related to the mechanism of their body simply as a collateral product of its working, and to be as completely without any power of modifying that working, as the steam-whistle which accompanies the work of a locomotive engine is without influence upon its machinery.
Pàgina 63 - For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first mover, and the divine energy acting in the creatures.
Pàgina 288 - In other words, those races of beings only can have survived in which, on the average, agreeable or desired feelings went along with activities conducive to the maintenance of life, while disagreeable and habitually-avoided feelings went along with activities directly or indirectly destructive of life...
Pàgina 24 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE.
Pàgina 63 - ... Faculty of an intellectual Being. For my own part, I look upon it as upon the Principle of Gravitation in Bodies, which is not to be explained by any known Qualities inherent in the Bodies themselves, nor from any Laws of Mechanism, but, according to the best Notions of the greatest Philosophers, is an immediate Impression from the first Mover, and the Divine Energy acting in the Creatures.
Pàgina 223 - When we see an ant-hill, tenanted by thousands of industrious inhabitants, excavating chambers, forming tunnels, making roads, guarding their home, gathering food, feeding the young, tending their domestic animals, — each one fulfilling its duties industriously, and without confusion, — it is difficult altogether to deny to them the gift of reason ; and the preceding observations tend to confirm the opinion that their mental powers differ from those of men, not so much in kind as in degree.
Pàgina 317 - We see that the inferior animals, when the conditions of life are favorable, are subject to periodical fits of gladness, affecting them powerfully and standing out in vivid contrast to their ordinary temper. And we know what this feeling is — this periodic intense elation which even civilized man occasionally experiences when in perfect health, more especially when young.
Pàgina 218 - They came to the edge and tried hard to get over, but it did not occur to them to push the paper bridge, though the distance was only about one-third of an inch, and they might easily have done so. After trying for about a quarter of an hour they gave up the attempt, and returned home. This I repeated several times.
Pàgina 50 - That therefore, on the whole, the theory of Wallace and Bates is supported by the facts detailed in this and the author's former papers, so far as they deal with birds (and with the one mammal used).
Pàgina 149 - The cat that is clawing all over the box in her impulsive struggle will probably claw the string or loop or button so as to open the door. And gradually all the other non-successful impulses will be stamped out and the particular impulse leading to the successful act will be stamped in by the resulting pleasure, until, after many trials, the cat will, when put in the box, immediately claw the button or loop in a definite way.