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EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH WILD ANIMALS ( 1 ) Insect Coloration ,
and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds — Among the most extensive
and valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and
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EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH WILD ANIMALS ( 1 ) Insect Coloration ,
and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds — Among the most extensive
and valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and
...
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The adult insects fly in the same surroundings , and their larv¿ live in the same
nests . At first sight , therefore , such resemblances might be considered as due to
common environmental factors . However , closer investigation of the insects ...
The adult insects fly in the same surroundings , and their larv¿ live in the same
nests . At first sight , therefore , such resemblances might be considered as due to
common environmental factors . However , closer investigation of the insects ...
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London , pp . 311–74 , 3 Pls . 1904. The Bearing of the Study of Insects upon the
Question , ' Are Acquired Characters Hereditary ? ' Proc . Ent . Soc . London , pp .
civ - cxxxii . 5034 1904 . Exhibition of a specimen of Glenea pulchella ( Thoms . )
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London , pp . 311–74 , 3 Pls . 1904. The Bearing of the Study of Insects upon the
Question , ' Are Acquired Characters Hereditary ? ' Proc . Ent . Soc . London , pp .
civ - cxxxii . 5034 1904 . Exhibition of a specimen of Glenea pulchella ( Thoms . )
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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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