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Page xiii
I have accordingly divided the present work into parts devoted , respectively , to
questions of concealment , of advertisement , and of disguise . The biological
function of these elusive , attractive , or deceptive devices varies widely
according to ...
I have accordingly divided the present work into parts devoted , respectively , to
questions of concealment , of advertisement , and of disguise . The biological
function of these elusive , attractive , or deceptive devices varies widely
according to ...
Page 168
The present type of criticism finds its chief exponent in McAtee , whose paper
entitled ' Effectiveness in Nature of the so ... The misleading way in which McAtee
presents his data , the illogical conclusions which he draws from them , and his ...
The present type of criticism finds its chief exponent in McAtee , whose paper
entitled ' Effectiveness in Nature of the so ... The misleading way in which McAtee
presents his data , the illogical conclusions which he draws from them , and his ...
Page 181
To the present writer this criticism seems irrelevant and misleading . It is most
unfortunate also that Richards and Robson were unable to include in their survey
of work bearing on the present problem the experiments by Sumner described ...
To the present writer this criticism seems irrelevant and misleading . It is most
unfortunate also that Richards and Robson were unable to include in their survey
of work bearing on the present problem the experiments by Sumner described ...
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