Pattern as observation: Darwin’s ‘great facts’ of geographical distribution

The geographical distribution of cancer.

STUDY of the geographical distribution of cancer has long been recognized to be one way of obtaining clues to its causation, and a great deal of work has been carried out to determine the incidence of different types of cancer in different parts of the world. Detailed incidence rates have been obtained for more than fifty populations, either by national or regional cancer registries or by speci...

Patterns of Geographical Distribution: Animals

Geographical distribution of Cortex publications.

UK (n 1⁄4 53) Ahmed et al. (2008) Averbeck et al. (2009) Bate et al. (2008) Bengtsson et al. (2009) Butler and Harvey (2008) Caine et al. (2009) Cappelletti et al. (2008) Carey et al. (2009) Catani and Mesulam (2008) Catani and Thiebaut De Schotten (2008) Dannhauser et al. (2008) Easton et al. (2009) Eglinton and Annett (2008) ffytche (2008) Fischer (2008) Fotopoulou et al. (2008) French et al....

The Geographical Distribution of Animals

EVERY one whose life has not been wholly spent within city walls must ha.ve observed that animal life varies greatly in the districts with which he is familiar. Different species are not found uniformly scattered over the surface of the country, but in different localities with similar features. Every country boy knows 'Postlethwaite Oaks' is the only place for miles round where he has a chance...

Local knowledge, use pattern and geographical distribution of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) in Nigeria.

ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE All parts of Moringa oleifera are medicinally valuable with overlapping uses in treating myriads of ailments and diseases including body pains and weakness, fever, asthma, cough, blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, epilepsy, wound, and skin infection. Moringa also has robust ability to challenge terminal diseases such as HIV/AIDs infections, chronic anemia, canc...