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Page 263
It is therefore specially to the feeding habits of tailless Anura and insectivorous
birds that we should look for the most reliable evidence under this head .
Conversely , as has been pointed out by Dr . J . G . Myers ( 433 ) mammals such
as the ...
It is therefore specially to the feeding habits of tailless Anura and insectivorous
birds that we should look for the most reliable evidence under this head .
Conversely , as has been pointed out by Dr . J . G . Myers ( 433 ) mammals such
as the ...
Page 271
A complementary type of evidence regarding the relationship between coloration
and edibility , and the effectiveness of distasteful attributes for protection , may be
derived from a study of the food selected by predatory animals from such ...
A complementary type of evidence regarding the relationship between coloration
and edibility , and the effectiveness of distasteful attributes for protection , may be
derived from a study of the food selected by predatory animals from such ...
Page 435
Such evidence , direct and indirect , whether derived from comparative studies of
natural groups , or from feeding experiments , from the observed behaviour of
wild animals or from the records supplied by the food in their stomachs , indicates
...
Such evidence , direct and indirect , whether derived from comparative studies of
natural groups , or from feeding experiments , from the observed behaviour of
wild animals or from the records supplied by the food in their stomachs , indicates
...
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