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While the shapes of these patches entirely fail to suggest to the eye the form of
the body on which they are superimposed , they do not necessarily suggest
anything else in particular . As far as concealment is concerned , this probably
does not ...
While the shapes of these patches entirely fail to suggest to the eye the form of
the body on which they are superimposed , they do not necessarily suggest
anything else in particular . As far as concealment is concerned , this probably
does not ...
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thinkable except in terms of an organism able to perceive and respond to them ;
but the particular optical properties of the structures displayed have a correlative
in the particular receptive properties of the organisms which they are destined to
...
thinkable except in terms of an organism able to perceive and respond to them ;
but the particular optical properties of the structures displayed have a correlative
in the particular receptive properties of the organisms which they are destined to
...
Page 431
Just as in the individual particular elements of a coincident pattern bridge the
structural gaps between separate and independent parts of the body ,
transgressing the limits of anatomy so as to present a consistent appearance
irrespective of ...
Just as in the individual particular elements of a coincident pattern bridge the
structural gaps between separate and independent parts of the body ,
transgressing the limits of anatomy so as to present a consistent appearance
irrespective of ...
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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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