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... 4oz Xenopeltis, 227 – unicolor, 225 Xenopus, 3o Xenophora pallidula, 363
Xylocopidae, 4oo, 403 Xylotropes gideon, 228 A Abbess Lizard, Pls. 1, 22
Accidental resemblances, 147–148 Actinian, 482 ADAPTIVE COLORATION IN
ANIMALS.
... 4oz Xenopeltis, 227 – unicolor, 225 Xenopus, 3o Xenophora pallidula, 363
Xylocopidae, 4oo, 403 Xylotropes gideon, 228 A Abbess Lizard, Pls. 1, 22
Accidental resemblances, 147–148 Actinian, 482 ADAPTIVE COLORATION IN
ANIMALS.
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... distinctive song of, 193; selective feeding by, 184, 273 Witherby, H. F., 126
Withycombe, C. L., in Poulton, E. B., 230 in Poulton, species provide a puzzle for
the sharpest eyes. Their concealment 508 ADAPTIVE COLORATION IN
ANIMALS.
... distinctive song of, 193; selective feeding by, 184, 273 Witherby, H. F., 126
Withycombe, C. L., in Poulton, E. B., 230 in Poulton, species provide a puzzle for
the sharpest eyes. Their concealment 508 ADAPTIVE COLORATION IN
ANIMALS.
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
VARIABLE COLOUR RESEMBLANCE | 20 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEALMENT BY COUNTERSHADING | 35 |
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