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Others wear warning coloration and are highly distasteful to most enemies ; but
certain predators find them less so than others . These several devices fall far
short of perfection . But they are effective in the sense that by rendering the larv¿
...
Others wear warning coloration and are highly distasteful to most enemies ; but
certain predators find them less so than others . These several devices fall far
short of perfection . But they are effective in the sense that by rendering the larv¿
...
Page 178
for the less conspicuous and 755 ( 66 per cent . ) for the more conspicuous fishes
. The results of these experiments appear all the more remarkable when it is
realized that the confined quarters and the total absence of cover or means of ...
for the less conspicuous and 755 ( 66 per cent . ) for the more conspicuous fishes
. The results of these experiments appear all the more remarkable when it is
realized that the confined quarters and the total absence of cover or means of ...
Page 279
V . INTELLIGENCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE ANURA Less experimental
work bearing on the problem of adaptive coloration has been carried out with the
more lowly frogs and toads , and I therefore propose to deal here with the Anura ...
V . INTELLIGENCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE ANURA Less experimental
work bearing on the problem of adaptive coloration has been carried out with the
more lowly frogs and toads , and I therefore propose to deal here with the Anura ...
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