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( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and “
whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten — 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were '
whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were “ blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined
experiments , out ...
( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and “
whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten — 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were '
whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were “ blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined
experiments , out ...
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5 % ) 144 ( 48 % ) 277 ( 55 % ) 200 300 500 A third series of experiments ( 601 )
were carried out on similar lines to test the protection afforded by relative
inconspicuousness against larger predatory fishes , which in a state of nature
probably ...
5 % ) 144 ( 48 % ) 277 ( 55 % ) 200 300 500 A third series of experiments ( 601 )
were carried out on similar lines to test the protection afforded by relative
inconspicuousness against larger predatory fishes , which in a state of nature
probably ...
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Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207 - 8 . 331 - - - 1915 . Coloration of Tropical Reef
Fishes . Ibid . , 14 , pp . 208 - 9 . - 1916 . Observations upon Tropical Fishes and ...
Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207 - 8 . 331 - - - 1915 . Coloration of Tropical Reef
Fishes . Ibid . , 14 , pp . 208 - 9 . - 1916 . Observations upon Tropical Fishes and ...
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