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Consequently when twin photographs of these are taken respectively on
panchromatic and on infra - red plates , the results in certain cases are most
illuminating — those forms which absorb infra - red rays becoming in the latter
case strongly ...
Consequently when twin photographs of these are taken respectively on
panchromatic and on infra - red plates , the results in certain cases are most
illuminating — those forms which absorb infra - red rays becoming in the latter
case strongly ...
Page 172
The theory of concealing coloration has been brought to some discredit through
the tendency of certain writers to be carried away from the facts by their own
enthusiasm , and they have brought down storms of criticism which are
sometimes ...
The theory of concealing coloration has been brought to some discredit through
the tendency of certain writers to be carried away from the facts by their own
enthusiasm , and they have brought down storms of criticism which are
sometimes ...
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WARNING COLORATION IN THE AMPHIBIA We have already considered
certain evidence especially in reference to the Mammalia — that warning colours
are typically associated with effective means of protection against the attacks of ...
WARNING COLORATION IN THE AMPHIBIA We have already considered
certain evidence especially in reference to the Mammalia — that warning colours
are typically associated with effective means of protection against the attacks of ...
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