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gulping and blinking movements , which lasted if minutes , she began walking to
and fro along the platform like a sentry , jumping off at 10 minutes . Replaced :
she turned away and jumped at 12.5 minutes . 7th September - On hive ( vii ) : a ...
gulping and blinking movements , which lasted if minutes , she began walking to
and fro along the platform like a sentry , jumping off at 10 minutes . Replaced :
she turned away and jumped at 12.5 minutes . 7th September - On hive ( vii ) : a ...
Page 346
This attitude and resemblance were remarkable enough , but still more
impressive were the movements of the insect ... though there is not much wind on
the forest - floor , yet the leaves are not always quite still . They tremble , and the
Mantid ...
This attitude and resemblance were remarkable enough , but still more
impressive were the movements of the insect ... though there is not much wind on
the forest - floor , yet the leaves are not always quite still . They tremble , and the
Mantid ...
Page 347
It will be realized that the movements described in the last section are
movements of a very special type — they are movements ( so to speak ) not of the
animal , but of the plant which the animal so closely resembles . And as such they
...
It will be realized that the movements described in the last section are
movements of a very special type — they are movements ( so to speak ) not of the
animal , but of the plant which the animal so closely resembles . And as such they
...
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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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