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Page xv
In Nicaragua he devoted special attention to those wonderful protective
resemblances , especially among insects , which ' Bates had explained by his ...
inclined to attribute to “ mimicry ' any accidental resemblance between two
species .
In Nicaragua he devoted special attention to those wonderful protective
resemblances , especially among insects , which ' Bates had explained by his ...
inclined to attribute to “ mimicry ' any accidental resemblance between two
species .
Page xvi
There may be either General Resemblance to surrounding objects or Special
Resemblance to definite objects . The plain sandy colour of desert animals , the
snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of ...
There may be either General Resemblance to surrounding objects or Special
Resemblance to definite objects . The plain sandy colour of desert animals , the
snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of ...
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The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the ... These resemblances are not only
between insects of different genera and orders , but between insects and flowers
...
The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the ... These resemblances are not only
between insects of different genera and orders , but between insects and flowers
...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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