The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being ...
... protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being ...
Page 60
... protection against their attacks , and now they are most eagerly sought by them . Amongst introduced trees , some ... protected by man ; and , were he to give up their cultivation , the only species that would ultimately withstand the ...
... protection against their attacks , and now they are most eagerly sought by them . Amongst introduced trees , some ... protected by man ; and , were he to give up their cultivation , the only species that would ultimately withstand the ...
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... protection the latter secured by the attendance of ants attracted by the honey . I found many plants so protected ; the glands being specially developed on the young leaves , and on the sepals of the flowers . Besides the bull's - horn ...
... protection the latter secured by the attendance of ants attracted by the honey . I found many plants so protected ; the glands being specially developed on the young leaves , and on the sepals of the flowers . Besides the bull's - horn ...
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