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Page xv
In Nicaragua he devoted special attention to those wonderful protective
resemblances , especially among insects , which Bates had explained by his ...
much inclined to attribute to “ mimicry ” any accidental resemblance between two
species .
In Nicaragua he devoted special attention to those wonderful protective
resemblances , especially among insects , which Bates had explained by his ...
much inclined to attribute to “ mimicry ” any accidental resemblance between two
species .
Page xvi
There may be either General Resemblance to surrounding objects or Special
Resemblance to definite objects . The plain sandy colour of desert animals , the
snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of ...
There may be either General Resemblance to surrounding objects or Special
Resemblance to definite objects . The plain sandy colour of desert animals , the
snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of ...
Page 293
In many butterflies that resemble leaves on the under side of their wings , the
wings being raised and closed together when at ... Another insect , of which I only
found two specimens , had a wonderful resemblance to a piece of moss ,
amongst ...
In many butterflies that resemble leaves on the under side of their wings , the
wings being raised and closed together when at ... Another insect , of which I only
found two specimens , had a wonderful resemblance to a piece of moss ,
amongst ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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