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( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and '
whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten — 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were '
whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments
, out ...
( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and '
whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten — 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were '
whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments
, out ...
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PERMANENT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DAMSEL - FISHES AND SEA
ANEMONES We may compare with the above the close commensal association
found on the coral reefs of the Indo - Australian Archipelago between Damsel -
fishes of ...
PERMANENT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DAMSEL - FISHES AND SEA
ANEMONES We may compare with the above the close commensal association
found on the coral reefs of the Indo - Australian Archipelago between Damsel -
fishes of ...
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Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207-8 . 337 Coloration of Tropical Reef Fishes . Ibid . , 14
, pp . 208-9 . 1916. Observations upon Tropical Fishes and Inferences from their ...
Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207-8 . 337 Coloration of Tropical Reef Fishes . Ibid . , 14
, pp . 208-9 . 1916. Observations upon Tropical Fishes and Inferences from their ...
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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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