To Roland Trimen 21 February [1868]
Summary
RT’s argument about the Lasiocampa strikes him as very good; asks for any similar cases. Wonders whether male butterflies may serve more than one female.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
Date: | 21 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 65) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5908 |
To Roland Trimen 12 February [1868]
Summary
Is interested in the relative numbers of males and females of all animals; wants any instances of males, or females, being in excess.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
Date: | 12 Feb [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 64) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5867 |
From Roland Trimen 20 February 1868
Summary
Proportion of sexes in butterflies; discussion of subject at meeting of Entomological Society, London.
Attraction of males by female Lasiocampa quercus. [see Descent 1: 311–12.]
Author: | Roland Trimen |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 85: B59–60a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5902 |
Document type
letter | (3) |
Author
Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Trimen, Roland | (1) |
Addressee
Trimen, Roland | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Trimen, Roland |
Date
1868 | (3) |