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( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 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 ...
( 2 ) In the black tank , 470 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 ...
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( 2 ) In the black tank , 200 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and '
whites ' ) were offered : out of 37 fishes eaten — 29 ( 78 per cent . ) were ' whites '
and 8 ( 22 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments , out of ...
( 2 ) In the black tank , 200 fishes ( comprising equal numbers of “ blacks ' and '
whites ' ) were offered : out of 37 fishes eaten — 29 ( 78 per cent . ) were ' whites '
and 8 ( 22 per cent . ) were ' blacks ' . ( 3 ) In the combined experiments , out of ...
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Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207-8 . 1915. Coloration of Tropical Reef Fishes . Ibid . ,
14 , pp . 208-9 . 1916. Observations upon Tropical Fishes and Inferences from
their ...
Report upon Color of Fishes of the Tortugas Reefs . Year Book , 13 , Carnegie
Inst . , Washington , pp . 207-8 . 1915. Coloration of Tropical Reef Fishes . Ibid . ,
14 , pp . 208-9 . 1916. Observations upon Tropical Fishes and Inferences from
their ...
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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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