Project Gutenberg 2024-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 191 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. agr04000395 Tropical nature, and other essays $aLondon :$bMacmillan and Co., $c1878. The climate and physical aspects of the equatorial zone -- Equatorial vegetation -- Animal life in the tropical forests -- Humming-birds: as illustrating the luxuriance of tropical nature -- The colours of animals and sexual selection -- The colours of plants and the origin of the colour-sense -- By-paths in the domain of biology -- The distribution of animals as indicating geographical changes. Aaron Adrignola, Neil Mercer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tropical Nature, and Other Essays" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the characteristics of tropical climates, ecosystems, and the natural phenomena that distinguish tropical regions from temperate ones. Wallace draws on his extensive personal experiences in the tropics to provide insights into the uniqueness of this environment, particularly in terms of its flora and fauna. The opening of this compilation serves as a preface that establishes the theme of the essays, emphasizing the need for a generalized understanding of tropical nature. Wallace discusses the beauty and diversity of the tropical landscape, contrasting it with temperate regions, and introduces the reader to the peculiarities of equatorial climates. He outlines the essays to follow, which will delve into various aspects, including climate, vegetation, and animal life, aiming to separate the essential characteristics of the tropics from the more variable features attributed to geography and local conditions. The structure indicates that each chapter will build upon the foundational observations made in the opening, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of tropical biodiversity and its implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/tropicalnatureo00wall 20230417070705wallace 1878 gb Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Natural history -- Tropics Tropics Ecology -- Tropics QH Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 764319 2025-06-29T06:41:26.812179 text/html 727626 2024-05-07T17:55:29 text/html 1262854 2025-06-29T06:41:51.465596 application/epub+zip 1265862 2025-06-29T06:41:36.354191 application/epub+zip 518690 2025-06-29T06:41:27.939211 application/epub+zip 2001666 2025-06-29T06:41:57.438519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1940628 2025-06-29T06:41:43.239603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652656 2025-06-29T06:41:25.462257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 632720 2024-05-07T17:55:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-06-29T06:41:57.587528 application/rdf+xml 34893 2025-06-29T06:41:28.313189 image/jpeg 4861 2025-06-29T06:41:28.123170 image/jpeg 3130618 2025-06-29T06:41:26.891255 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia