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Page 21
Change in an opposite direction occurs in species like the Flying - fish Cypsilurus
furcatus , whose young are coloured buff , with the ' wings ' marbled in greys ,
yellows and orange - brown , when as juveniles they shelter among drifting ...
Change in an opposite direction occurs in species like the Flying - fish Cypsilurus
furcatus , whose young are coloured buff , with the ' wings ' marbled in greys ,
yellows and orange - brown , when as juveniles they shelter among drifting ...
Page 22
The colour differences between young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded
as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt
grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards concealment ,
but ...
The colour differences between young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded
as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt
grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards concealment ,
but ...
Page 245
( 4 ) The absence of the hiding instinct in the young is another feature bearing
upon the question of immunity . Writing of Grison furax , W . H . Hudson ( 276 )
says : ' I once surprised a weasel in the act of removing her young , or conducting
them ...
( 4 ) The absence of the hiding instinct in the young is another feature bearing
upon the question of immunity . Writing of Grison furax , W . H . Hudson ( 276 )
says : ' I once surprised a weasel in the act of removing her young , or conducting
them ...
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