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Page 220
Among mammals the tail erections , brandishings , swishings , and spreadings
are mainly employed as threats directed in rivalry against members of the same
sex ; and as such they do not concern us here . Now it is very interesting to find
that ...
Among mammals the tail erections , brandishings , swishings , and spreadings
are mainly employed as threats directed in rivalry against members of the same
sex ; and as such they do not concern us here . Now it is very interesting to find
that ...
Page 243
Interested in this , they walked round the animal , pretending to take no notice of it
, and on again looking round at it , the polecat was found to have turned over , so
that once more the stripy back was directed towards them . They then repeated ...
Interested in this , they walked round the animal , pretending to take no notice of it
, and on again looking round at it , the polecat was found to have turned over , so
that once more the stripy back was directed towards them . They then repeated ...
Page 428
Such things are directed towards a seeing public : they are meant to attract the
attention of potential enemies in the first ... as visual stimuli have evolved parallel
with the highly specialized sensory equipment against which they are directed .
Such things are directed towards a seeing public : they are meant to attract the
attention of potential enemies in the first ... as visual stimuli have evolved parallel
with the highly specialized sensory equipment against which they are directed .
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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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