Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page vii
... selection idea . . . seem destined to be dropped , or at least relegated to very minor places in Evolution ... selection . This analysis is the most original part of Dr. Cott's book . With the aid of his own remarkable drawings and ...
... selection idea . . . seem destined to be dropped , or at least relegated to very minor places in Evolution ... selection . This analysis is the most original part of Dr. Cott's book . With the aid of his own remarkable drawings and ...
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... selection , while selection , on the basis of concealing coloration , may enhance these effects in the case of many desert animals . ' Dice and Blossom ( 141a ) discuss a number of instances of local , non - climatic colour - adaptation ...
... selection , while selection , on the basis of concealing coloration , may enhance these effects in the case of many desert animals . ' Dice and Blossom ( 141a ) discuss a number of instances of local , non - climatic colour - adaptation ...
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... selection , which lie outside the scope of this work . I must , however , touch upon one or two matters which seem to illuminate the parallelism just referred to . The phenomena of mimetic polymorphism in insects have been studied in ...
... selection , which lie outside the scope of this work . I must , however , touch upon one or two matters which seem to illuminate the parallelism just referred to . The phenomena of mimetic polymorphism in insects have been studied in ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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