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Recent researches on insect vision all tend to support the conclusion , as Imms
observes in his summary of the subject ( 281 ) , that colour ... However , insects
do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings .
Moreover ...
Recent researches on insect vision all tend to support the conclusion , as Imms
observes in his summary of the subject ( 281 ) , that colour ... However , insects
do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings .
Moreover ...
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EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH WILD ANIMALS ( 1 ) Insect Coloration ,
and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds - Among the most extensive and
valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and ...
EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH WILD ANIMALS ( 1 ) Insect Coloration ,
and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds - Among the most extensive and
valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and ...
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London , pp . 311-74 , 3 Pls . 1904. The Bearing of the Study of Insects upon the
Question , ' Are Acquired Characters Hereditary ? ' Proc . Ent . Soc . London , pp .
civ - cxxxii . 5030 1904. Exhibition of a specimen of Glenea pulchella ( Thoms . ) ...
London , pp . 311-74 , 3 Pls . 1904. The Bearing of the Study of Insects upon the
Question , ' Are Acquired Characters Hereditary ? ' Proc . Ent . Soc . London , pp .
civ - cxxxii . 5030 1904. Exhibition of a specimen of Glenea pulchella ( Thoms . ) ...
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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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