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Page 117
( 1 ) Cryptic Coloration needed more especially by Certain SpeciesNow a little
investigation of the habits and inter - relations of birds clearly shows that many
species are — for various reasons — relatively free from the danger of attack by ...
( 1 ) Cryptic Coloration needed more especially by Certain SpeciesNow a little
investigation of the habits and inter - relations of birds clearly shows that many
species are — for various reasons — relatively free from the danger of attack by ...
Page 130
There is therefore reason to believe , as Swynnerton suggests , that relative
nauseousness or unpalatability may be a ... and others , are at birth typically
immature , relatively small , naked , sluggish , and helplessly confined to the
cradle .
There is therefore reason to believe , as Swynnerton suggests , that relative
nauseousness or unpalatability may be a ... and others , are at birth typically
immature , relatively small , naked , sluggish , and helplessly confined to the
cradle .
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THE RELATION BETWEEN BATESIAN AND MÜLLERIAN MIMICRY In Batesian
mimicry a relatively scarce , palatable , and unprotected species resembles an
abundant , relatively unpalatable or well - protected species , and so becomes ...
THE RELATION BETWEEN BATESIAN AND MÜLLERIAN MIMICRY In Batesian
mimicry a relatively scarce , palatable , and unprotected species resembles an
abundant , relatively unpalatable or well - protected species , and so becomes ...
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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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