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The geographical distribution of animals, with a study of the relations ...

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34 DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS. [part i.mistaken for something else. <strong>The</strong>n again, insects have enemiesin every stage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir existence—<strong>the</strong> egg, <strong>the</strong> larva, <strong>the</strong> pupa,ind <strong>the</strong> perfect form ; and <strong>the</strong> abundance <strong>of</strong> any one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>seanemies may render <strong>the</strong>ir survival impossible in a country o<strong>the</strong>rwisewell suited to <strong>the</strong>m. Ever bearing in mind <strong>the</strong>se twoopposing classes <strong>of</strong> facts, we shall not be surprised at <strong>the</strong>enormous range <strong>of</strong> some groups <strong>of</strong> insects, and at <strong>the</strong> extremelocalization <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs ; and shall be able to give a rational account<strong>of</strong> many phenomena <strong>of</strong> <strong>distribution</strong> that would o<strong>the</strong>rwise seemquite unintelligible

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