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Natu River V2:Sci Tra 1790-187 (Scientific Travellers, 1790-1877)
Natu River V2Sci Tra 1790187 - Scientific Travellers, 1790-1877 Author:Henry Walter Bates Bates lived and studied in Amazonian South America for a total of eleven years, and is still regarded as one of the world's pioneering naturalists and entomologists. This classic two-volume work elucidates his concept of mimetic resemblance--known to this day as "Batesian mimicry"--and displays his significant contribution to the early developm... more »ent of the theory of natural selection. This is a reprint of the Bates family copy, the exclusive property of the Natural History Museum, and includes a family tree of the Leicester branch of Bates family. The volumes are richly illustrated with numerous plates and a foldout map of Bates' journey along the Amazon.« less