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( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural Modifications —
A very different deceptive arrangement making for apparent flatness is that which
depends upon structural modifications in the form of folds of skin or ridges of ...
( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural Modifications —
A very different deceptive arrangement making for apparent flatness is that which
depends upon structural modifications in the form of folds of skin or ridges of ...
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And in the field of deception , or imposition , mere make - up is not enough . ...
however , certain notable exceptions , in which gregariousness has just the
opposite effect , by bringing about a deceptive appearance to some familiar
object such ...
And in the field of deception , or imposition , mere make - up is not enough . ...
however , certain notable exceptions , in which gregariousness has just the
opposite effect , by bringing about a deceptive appearance to some familiar
object such ...
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I refer to the deceptive appearance of a false head situated at the posterior
extremity of the hind wing in species of Thecla — an appearance often elaborate
and perfect , which is brought about by the combined effect of adaptive structure ...
I refer to the deceptive appearance of a false head situated at the posterior
extremity of the hind wing in species of Thecla — an appearance often elaborate
and perfect , which is brought about by the combined effect of adaptive structure ...
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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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