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212 ) : if the doctrine ( of natural selection ] can emerge minus its sexual election ,
its warning colors , its mimicry and its signal colors , the reaction over the end of
the century will have been a distinct advantage . These special forms of the ...
212 ) : if the doctrine ( of natural selection ] can emerge minus its sexual election ,
its warning colors , its mimicry and its signal colors , the reaction over the end of
the century will have been a distinct advantage . These special forms of the ...
Page 424
... where the two models exist side by side ' ( 515 ) . The whole question of
polymorphism opens up a number of interesting problems in the field of genetics
and selection , which lie outside the scope of this work . I must , however , touch
upon ...
... where the two models exist side by side ' ( 515 ) . The whole question of
polymorphism opens up a number of interesting problems in the field of genetics
and selection , which lie outside the scope of this work . I must , however , touch
upon ...
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... a relatively small part of the range where the two models exist side by side' (
515). The whole question of polymorphism opens up a number of interesting
problems in the field of genetics and selection, which lie outside the scope of this
work.
... a relatively small part of the range where the two models exist side by side' (
515). The whole question of polymorphism opens up a number of interesting
problems in the field of genetics and selection, which lie outside the scope of this
work.
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Contributor | Julian Sorell Huxley |
| Publisher | Methuen & Company, Limited, 1940 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 15 jaan. 2009 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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