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leaf - like appearance has been attained in the present genus . Both fishes agree
in having the body extremely compressed : but in every other respect the
modification of form has proceeded along divergent lines . With Platax the body is
...
leaf - like appearance has been attained in the present genus . Both fishes agree
in having the body extremely compressed : but in every other respect the
modification of form has proceeded along divergent lines . With Platax the body is
...
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would nevertheless render it conspicuous among such thin , flat objects as
leaves , were it not for a special structural ... ( 5 ) Deceptive Appearance of
Thinness Produced by Resemblances to Curled Leaves — Finally , there are
other leaf ...
would nevertheless render it conspicuous among such thin , flat objects as
leaves , were it not for a special structural ... ( 5 ) Deceptive Appearance of
Thinness Produced by Resemblances to Curled Leaves — Finally , there are
other leaf ...
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states that the head and legs corresponded to a leaf node ; the straight thorax to
the leaf - stalk ; and the flattened expanded abdomen , with its corrugated margin
and grey - green colour , to the actual leaf . " This attitude and resemblance ...
states that the head and legs corresponded to a leaf node ; the straight thorax to
the leaf - stalk ; and the flattened expanded abdomen , with its corrugated margin
and grey - green colour , to the actual leaf . " This attitude and resemblance ...
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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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