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... in the feathered costumes of birds and the fur coats of mammals , as well as in
innumerable insects and other invertebrates belonging to different orders . It
would serve no useful purpose to describe these in detail here . Before leaving
pal 1 ...
... in the feathered costumes of birds and the fur coats of mammals , as well as in
innumerable insects and other invertebrates belonging to different orders . It
would serve no useful purpose to describe these in detail here . Before leaving
pal 1 ...
Page 273
For instance , his classified list of moths comprises 180 specimens belonging to
23 species : of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal
species were rated between 76-5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability
of 90 ...
For instance , his classified list of moths comprises 180 specimens belonging to
23 species : of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal
species were rated between 76-5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability
of 90 ...
Page 357
Many years ago Wilhelm Müller described a remarkable South American
caterpillar belonging to the genus An¿a , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in
such a manner as to leave uneaten a number of rough models of itself attached
by one ...
Many years ago Wilhelm Müller described a remarkable South American
caterpillar belonging to the genus An¿a , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in
such a manner as to leave uneaten a number of rough models of itself attached
by one ...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
COLOUR RESEMBLANCE DUE TO CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE BACKGROUNDS | 18 |
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