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... became almost black above , except for a stripe along the back which turned
terra - cotta , when the frog was taken into a tent ; and Sanderson gives the
following remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this
species— ...
... became almost black above , except for a stripe along the back which turned
terra - cotta , when the frog was taken into a tent ; and Sanderson gives the
following remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this
species— ...
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Thus Fairbairn observed a female Standard - wing Nightjar ( Macrodipteryx
longipennis ) in Nigeria sitting on her nest one evening ... Similar observations
have been made on the European species ( Caprimulgus europ¿us europ¿us )
.
Thus Fairbairn observed a female Standard - wing Nightjar ( Macrodipteryx
longipennis ) in Nigeria sitting on her nest one evening ... Similar observations
have been made on the European species ( Caprimulgus europ¿us europ¿us )
.
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265 ) to Belt's observation that his fowls and ducks refused to touch a vividly
coloured red and blue frog when it was offered them . As a further example of ...
Its preferences were thus observed under practically natural conditions . The
various ...
265 ) to Belt's observation that his fowls and ducks refused to touch a vividly
coloured red and blue frog when it was offered them . As a further example of ...
Its preferences were thus observed under practically natural conditions . The
various ...
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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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