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Page 148
... female cuckoo is a nestling and learns to recognize her own foster parents . Parasitic weaverbirds . Brood ... female of a species of bee or wasp ( depending on the species of Ophrys ) , the resemblance being so close that males visit ...
... female cuckoo is a nestling and learns to recognize her own foster parents . Parasitic weaverbirds . Brood ... female of a species of bee or wasp ( depending on the species of Ophrys ) , the resemblance being so close that males visit ...
Page 149
... female butter- flies ( thus reducing predation from butterfly larvae ) by producing pigmented callosities that mimic the eggs of those insects . Prior to ovipositing , females visually assess the egg load on individual host plants ...
... female butter- flies ( thus reducing predation from butterfly larvae ) by producing pigmented callosities that mimic the eggs of those insects . Prior to ovipositing , females visually assess the egg load on individual host plants ...
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... females . The female reproductive system is simple , consisting of the posterior ovary and paired oviducts . Nidamental glands exist in species that lay eggs encased in heavy gelatinous capsules . In males the reproductive system ...
... females . The female reproductive system is simple , consisting of the posterior ovary and paired oviducts . Nidamental glands exist in species that lay eggs encased in heavy gelatinous capsules . In males the reproductive system ...
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