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concerns the wide variety of methods , both physical and chemical , by which the
appearance of green is itself produced in different groups of animals . Many
years ago Poulton proved that the green coloration of various caterpillars was
due to ...
concerns the wide variety of methods , both physical and chemical , by which the
appearance of green is itself produced in different groups of animals . Many
years ago Poulton proved that the green coloration of various caterpillars was
due to ...
Page 9
Now it is interesting to find that by means of , and in spite of so limited a palette ,
many foliage - haunting tree - frogs , such as Hyla arborea and Leptopelis
johnstoni , are able to appear dressed in brightest leaf - green tints . This effect is
due ...
Now it is interesting to find that by means of , and in spite of so limited a palette ,
many foliage - haunting tree - frogs , such as Hyla arborea and Leptopelis
johnstoni , are able to appear dressed in brightest leaf - green tints . This effect is
due ...
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in a place covered with green herbage , and to brown plants in a place where the
herbage was burnt and brown , the distribution being as follows : 65 brown
specimens - 45 on green and 20 on brown plants ; 45 green specimens — 25 on
...
in a place covered with green herbage , and to brown plants in a place where the
herbage was burnt and brown , the distribution being as follows : 65 brown
specimens - 45 on green and 20 on brown plants ; 45 green specimens — 25 on
...
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