If one accepts the hypothesis that in general the development of a new structure in the animal kingdom follows closely upon the demand for a new function, then the original function of a given structure can be determined by tracing it backwards in the animal scale to the point at which it first appears and noting the particular functional demand acting on the organism at that time. It will be seen that his original function need not be retained, but rather may be lost or transferred to some other structure, and the original structure adapted to some other use.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.122661 |
| Date | January 1950 |
| Creators | Brochu, Francis L. |
| Contributors | Martin, C. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Anatomy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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