“The embryological record is almost always abbreviated in accordance with the tendency of nature (to be explained on the principle of survival of the fittest) to attain her needs by the easiest means.” NeedsMeanPrinciplesRecordsSurvivalTendenciesSurvival Of The Fittest Author:Francis Maitland Balfour
“... the embryological record, as it is usually presented to us, is both imperfect and misleading. It may be compared to an ancient manuscript, with many of the sheets lost, others displaced, and with spurious passages interpolated by a later hand. ... Like the scholar with his manuscript, the embryologist has by a process of careful and critical examination to determine where the gaps are present, to detect the later insertions, and to place in order what has been misplaced.” MayHas BeensHandsOrderLostProcessRecordsAncientDetermineCarefulCriticalGapsPassagesImperfectScholarSheetsExaminationMisleadManuscriptsMisplaced Author:Francis Maitland Balfour
