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Page 174
It will therefore be convenient to bring together here the evidence of observation
and experiment bearing directly on this ... I . EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS
WITH ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY ( 1 ) Birds and Cryptic Prey - Young ( 681 ) has put
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It will therefore be convenient to bring together here the evidence of observation
and experiment bearing directly on this ... I . EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS
WITH ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY ( 1 ) Birds and Cryptic Prey - Young ( 681 ) has put
...
Page 178
It should be mentioned here that observations during the above experiments (
besides further experiments carried out especially to test the relative activity of
the ' blacks ' and ' whites ' as a factor which might influence the selection ) led ...
It should be mentioned here that observations during the above experiments (
besides further experiments carried out especially to test the relative activity of
the ' blacks ' and ' whites ' as a factor which might influence the selection ) led ...
Page 273
In the combined experiments only one ( 0 - 74 per cent . ) of the cryptic moths was
left on the tray uneaten , while of the aposematic species 39 ( 86 . 6 per cent . )
were left upon the tray at the conclusion of the experiments . Somewhat similar ...
In the combined experiments only one ( 0 - 74 per cent . ) of the cryptic moths was
left on the tray uneaten , while of the aposematic species 39 ( 86 . 6 per cent . )
were left upon the tray at the conclusion of the experiments . Somewhat similar ...
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