Ueber aehnlichkeiten im pflanzenreich

ABSTRACT PROF. HILDEBRAND, in his introductory remarks, takes exception to the use of the term “mimicry.” He states that it is applied by zoologists when two very different animals show

similar appearances which are of apparent benefit to one, and that the explanation of zoologists infers that these similarities are developed in the struggle for existence. The latter part

of this statement is distinctly misleading, as it is doubtful if any zoologists regard such similarities as being developmental. The object of the book is to show that in the plantworld

mimicry rarely if ever occurs, and that similarities in plants or plant forms are mainly due to environment or ecological factors. The series of comparative sketches which Prof. Hildebrand

has published form light reading, but they might with advantage have been worked up in greater detail. Ueber Aehnlichkeiten im Pflanzenreich. By F. Hildebrand. Pp. iv + 66. (Leipzig: W.

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