Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 759
iving organism then has assumed the shape that any de-formable inanimate body would. Other familiar examples arefound in the case of birds, where not only the shape of the body,but the thickening of the front portion of the wing and the layof the feathers are conspicuous from this standpoint. It is… … Barchans of snow and sand. (Redrawn from Cornish.) seem that shapes of seeds and fruit that are dispersed by winds,or by forceful ejections, should present illustrations. I havefound none but the proper data are very frequently not on recordto enable a decision to be made.^^ Still other…
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