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Among butterflies , well - marked differences often occur between wet- and dry -
season broods , involving modifications both of form and colour . Typically , the
latter may be characterized by an elongated and bent apex to the fore wing , and
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Among butterflies , well - marked differences often occur between wet- and dry -
season broods , involving modifications both of form and colour . Typically , the
latter may be characterized by an elongated and bent apex to the fore wing , and
...
Page 88
It is certainly significant that the most specialized , clearly marked and precise
instances of eye camouflage occur in creatures that are lidless — namely , fishes
, snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that
many ...
It is certainly significant that the most specialized , clearly marked and precise
instances of eye camouflage occur in creatures that are lidless — namely , fishes
, snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that
many ...
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Not only is it found in several families belonging to a number of distinct orders ;
but it may also occur in the larval , pupal , or imaginal state ; or indeed it may
persist in all three . Hingston ( 265 ) has described a number of excellent
examples ...
Not only is it found in several families belonging to a number of distinct orders ;
but it may also occur in the larval , pupal , or imaginal state ; or indeed it may
persist in all three . Hingston ( 265 ) has described a number of excellent
examples ...
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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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