Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... passed over almost instantaneously to the nitidissima type when they dashed down to the bottom to feed upon a broken ... passing from body to fins , and its ruptive design which everywhere breaks across the contour of the body , is ...
... passed over almost instantaneously to the nitidissima type when they dashed down to the bottom to feed upon a broken ... passing from body to fins , and its ruptive design which everywhere breaks across the contour of the body , is ...
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... passed under cover of darkness . But a few , notably the Owls , Frog- mouths , Owl - Parrots , Nightjars , and Woodcock , whose crepuscular or nocturnal feeding - habits , or whose need of safety led them , like burglars and night ...
... passed under cover of darkness . But a few , notably the Owls , Frog- mouths , Owl - Parrots , Nightjars , and Woodcock , whose crepuscular or nocturnal feeding - habits , or whose need of safety led them , like burglars and night ...
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... passing through the dogs where they lay , and one by one as he passed them they rose up , and , with their tails between their legs , skulked off ' . The South African Zorilla or Cape Polecat ( Ictonyx ) is another black Musteline ...
... passing through the dogs where they lay , and one by one as he passed them they rose up , and , with their tails between their legs , skulked off ' . The South African Zorilla or Cape Polecat ( Ictonyx ) is another black Musteline ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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