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Page 113
THE FUNCTION OF CONCEALING COLORATION IN NATURE 7.
CONCEALMENT IN DEFENCE , MAINLY AS ILLUSTRATED BY BIRDS Nay
more , the very birds of the air , those that be not hawks , are both so many and so
useful and ...
THE FUNCTION OF CONCEALING COLORATION IN NATURE 7.
CONCEALMENT IN DEFENCE , MAINLY AS ILLUSTRATED BY BIRDS Nay
more , the very birds of the air , those that be not hawks , are both so many and so
useful and ...
Page 367
ALFRED NEWTON IN these two sections I shall deal with certain types of
coloration which I have grouped together here for purposes of comparison , and
which , though differing very widely in their nature and function , have the
following ...
ALFRED NEWTON IN these two sections I shall deal with certain types of
coloration which I have grouped together here for purposes of comparison , and
which , though differing very widely in their nature and function , have the
following ...
Page 386
Here , then , we have a type of alluring coloration comparable to that commonly
found in the plant kingdom in the display of fruits , since its function is not to allure
prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ...
Here , then , we have a type of alluring coloration comparable to that commonly
found in the plant kingdom in the display of fruits , since its function is not to allure
prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ...
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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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