Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... fishes ( comprising equal numbers of ' blacks ' and whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten - 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments , out of 542 ...
... fishes ( comprising equal numbers of ' blacks ' and whites ' ) were offered : out of 274 fishes eaten - 201 ( 73 per cent . ) were whites ' , and 73 ( 27 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments , out of 542 ...
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... fishes . The predator selected for the tests was a blue - green Sunfish ( Apomotis cyanellus ) : Gambusia patruelis ... fishes ( comprising equal numbers of ' blacks ' and whites ' ) were offered as food : out of 208 fishes eaten - 137 ...
... fishes . The predator selected for the tests was a blue - green Sunfish ( Apomotis cyanellus ) : Gambusia patruelis ... fishes ( comprising equal numbers of ' blacks ' and whites ' ) were offered as food : out of 208 fishes eaten - 137 ...
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... Fishes and Inferences from their Adaptive Coloration . Proc . Nat . Acad . Sci . , Washington , 2 , pp . 733-7 . 1916. The Significance of the Colors of Tropical Reef Fishes . Carnegie Inst . , Washington , pp . 209–12 . Year Book , 15 ...
... Fishes and Inferences from their Adaptive Coloration . Proc . Nat . Acad . Sci . , Washington , 2 , pp . 733-7 . 1916. The Significance of the Colors of Tropical Reef Fishes . Carnegie Inst . , Washington , pp . 209–12 . Year Book , 15 ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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