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Page 36
In his important discovery he was , however , anticipated in part by Poulton , who
fifty years ago clearly showed how the appearance of roundness in the chrysalis
of the Purple Emperor Butterfly ( Apatura iris ) , was obliterated by the presence ...
In his important discovery he was , however , anticipated in part by Poulton , who
fifty years ago clearly showed how the appearance of roundness in the chrysalis
of the Purple Emperor Butterfly ( Apatura iris ) , was obliterated by the presence ...
Page 103
... essential interest in themselves . . . may yet become of singular value in
consequence of the fantastic shapes of their shadows ; for it happens often , in
distant effect , that the shadow is by much a more important element than the
substance .
... essential interest in themselves . . . may yet become of singular value in
consequence of the fantastic shapes of their shadows ; for it happens often , in
distant effect , that the shadow is by much a more important element than the
substance .
Page 118
But most important , because of its most general and extensive use among birds ,
is the power to evade attack — either by diving , by bolting to cover , or by speed .
The first method is practised by many Ducks , Grebes , Divers , Cormorants ...
But most important , because of its most general and extensive use among birds ,
is the power to evade attack — either by diving , by bolting to cover , or by speed .
The first method is practised by many Ducks , Grebes , Divers , Cormorants ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 mai 2006 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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