Henry Walter Bates's "The Naturalist on the River Amazons" is a travelogue detailing his eleven-year expedition through the Amazon rainforest. It is significant for its extensive observations on insect mimicry, which provided crucial evidence for Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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Henry Walter Bates — The Naturalist on the River Amazons in Natural History
Held in the Natural History chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
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- Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne (1789)
- Edward Topsell — The History of Four-Footed Beasts (1607)
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- Alexander von Humboldt — Personal Narrative of Travels (1814)
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon — Natural History (1749–1788)
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- Shen Kuo — Dream Pool Essays (夢溪筆談) (1088 CE)
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