From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
27 Feb [1868]
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Summary:
Thanks JJW for his paper on apterous insects [see 5939], which contained much new information.
Asks JJW for any information he may have on sexual selection.
Describes an experiment, still untried, of staining tail-feathers of male pigeons in bright colours to find the effect on courtship.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project