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Page 236
Garstang states that this hermit , when not associated with an anemone , is
frequently found in the stomachs of Cod and Haddock ; but that he does not know
of a single instance of its having been found in the stomachs of the same fishes
when ...
Garstang states that this hermit , when not associated with an anemone , is
frequently found in the stomachs of Cod and Haddock ; but that he does not know
of a single instance of its having been found in the stomachs of the same fishes
when ...
Page 259
V. TENACITY OF LIFE Finally , an important attribute shared by numerous
aposematic forms and intimately associated with the possession of a warning
apparatus , is the possession of a tough physique . Typically we find that such
animals are ...
V. TENACITY OF LIFE Finally , an important attribute shared by numerous
aposematic forms and intimately associated with the possession of a warning
apparatus , is the possession of a tough physique . Typically we find that such
animals are ...
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granite , it is grey in colour , with white , brown , and black markings ; but when
associated with Tunicates , it again faithfully reproduces the colour of its support -
uniform red on Leptoclinum fulgidum , yellow on L. gelatinosum , while it has also
...
granite , it is grey in colour , with white , brown , and black markings ; but when
associated with Tunicates , it again faithfully reproduces the colour of its support -
uniform red on Leptoclinum fulgidum , yellow on L. gelatinosum , while it has also
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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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