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in being highly conspicuous and breeds deep in a rabbit burrow , in both of which
respects she differs from most duck , which are cryptic in colour and nest in
exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher — a
...
in being highly conspicuous and breeds deep in a rabbit burrow , in both of which
respects she differs from most duck , which are cryptic in colour and nest in
exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher — a
...
Page 200
In general they are indifferent of escape ; reluctant to fly , or flightless ; sluggish
on the ground and conspicuous on the wing , the flight being slow as in
Coccinella , feeble as in Hipocrita , leisurely as in Heliconius , or noisy as in
Bombus and ...
In general they are indifferent of escape ; reluctant to fly , or flightless ; sluggish
on the ground and conspicuous on the wing , the flight being slow as in
Coccinella , feeble as in Hipocrita , leisurely as in Heliconius , or noisy as in
Bombus and ...
Page 370
Here again , the ' tail ' - in reality the posterior part of the foot - is both more
conspicuous than the rest of the body , and is easily shed and afterwards
regenerated ( 564 ) . Semper records that about 10 per cent . of the individuals of
one species ...
Here again , the ' tail ' - in reality the posterior part of the foot - is both more
conspicuous than the rest of the body , and is easily shed and afterwards
regenerated ( 564 ) . Semper records that about 10 per cent . of the individuals of
one species ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 mai 2006 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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