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The fact that some predators depend , more or less , upon scent , does not
disprove the value of sight as a factor in the chase . What chance would a
sightless Lion or Leopard or Fennec stand in the search for prey ? ( 1 ) Nocturnal
Habits and ...
The fact that some predators depend , more or less , upon scent , does not
disprove the value of sight as a factor in the chase . What chance would a
sightless Lion or Leopard or Fennec stand in the search for prey ? ( 1 ) Nocturnal
Habits and ...
Page 179
( 3 ) Nocturnal Predators and Moths — Further evidence of selective elimination
by wild predators of the more conspicuous members of a species is afforded by
Harrison's studies of the moth Oporabia autumnata , on Eston Moor , Yorkshire ...
( 3 ) Nocturnal Predators and Moths — Further evidence of selective elimination
by wild predators of the more conspicuous members of a species is afforded by
Harrison's studies of the moth Oporabia autumnata , on Eston Moor , Yorkshire ...
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... a victim ; irritating or repellent secretions , which in some instances may be
projected at the predator ; nauseous taste ... which points unmistakably to the
biological value of visual concealment as a means of protection from predators
which ...
... a victim ; irritating or repellent secretions , which in some instances may be
projected at the predator ; nauseous taste ... which points unmistakably to the
biological value of visual concealment as a means of protection from predators
which ...
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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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