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Page 92
For the plain fact is that such patterns as we have been considering run out of all
relation to , and frequently cut right across , the distribution of deeper structures .
Frequently , as we have seen , they bridge the gulf between upper and lower ...
For the plain fact is that such patterns as we have been considering run out of all
relation to , and frequently cut right across , the distribution of deeper structures .
Frequently , as we have seen , they bridge the gulf between upper and lower ...
Page 247
This view is supported by the habits of the Shrews when alive , and by the
frequent finding of their bodies when dead . ... it will immediately fall dead - a
legend obviously invented to account for the corpses frequently seen in such
situations .
This view is supported by the habits of the Shrews when alive , and by the
frequent finding of their bodies when dead . ... it will immediately fall dead - a
legend obviously invented to account for the corpses frequently seen in such
situations .
Page 433
Frequently , moreover , such animals are gregarious ; sluggish in movement or
slow in flight ; and advertise their presence by sounds and smells as well as by
displays of colour . Mimetic forms are likewise generally diurnal , but what makes
...
Frequently , moreover , such animals are gregarious ; sluggish in movement or
slow in flight ; and advertise their presence by sounds and smells as well as by
displays of colour . Mimetic forms are likewise generally diurnal , but what makes
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