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Page 147
... pattern , especially the behavioral ones , have been traced to their origins . Certain character- istics , such as body size and shape and swimming pattern , amount to chance similarities . The mimic's drive to ap- proach other fish ...
... pattern , especially the behavioral ones , have been traced to their origins . Certain character- istics , such as body size and shape and swimming pattern , amount to chance similarities . The mimic's drive to ap- proach other fish ...
Page 148
... pattern for the particular species . In every species of par- asitic weaverbird studied , the nestling has been found to match perfectly the mouth pattern of the estrildid host . In addition to mimicking the mouth patterns of their ...
... pattern for the particular species . In every species of par- asitic weaverbird studied , the nestling has been found to match perfectly the mouth pattern of the estrildid host . In addition to mimicking the mouth patterns of their ...
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... pattern of legislation providing for museums to house movable cultural property , however , is far from consistent . Museums may be either privately or publicly administered , and the former have grown considerably in number . Some of ...
... pattern of legislation providing for museums to house movable cultural property , however , is far from consistent . Museums may be either privately or publicly administered , and the former have grown considerably in number . Some of ...
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