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... plants on which they feed . Individuals or even subpopulations of such butterflies may fail to acquire such protection , as a result of feeding on nonpoisonous plants , but they are avoided by predators that have sam- pled protected ...
... plants on which they feed . Individuals or even subpopulations of such butterflies may fail to acquire such protection , as a result of feeding on nonpoisonous plants , but they are avoided by predators that have sam- pled protected ...
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... Plant and animal life . In years of good rainfall the coastal plains are covered with herbaceous vegetation and annual grasses ; the most noticeable plants are the aspho- del ( an herb of the lily family ) and jubule . The northern area ...
... Plant and animal life . In years of good rainfall the coastal plains are covered with herbaceous vegetation and annual grasses ; the most noticeable plants are the aspho- del ( an herb of the lily family ) and jubule . The northern area ...
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... plant communities and their dependent animal life . Most desert plants are xerophytes ( plants adapted to arid conditions ) or phraetophytes ( plants de- pendent on a permanent water supply ) and survive only through their root systems ...
... plant communities and their dependent animal life . Most desert plants are xerophytes ( plants adapted to arid conditions ) or phraetophytes ( plants de- pendent on a permanent water supply ) and survive only through their root systems ...
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