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Page 144
... signals because it is advantageous to react in that manner to one of them ( that of the model ) , although it may be disadvantageous to react thus to the counterfeit signal . The distinction between camouflage and mimicry is not always ...
... signals because it is advantageous to react in that manner to one of them ( that of the model ) , although it may be disadvantageous to react thus to the counterfeit signal . The distinction between camouflage and mimicry is not always ...
Page 149
... signals , which postulate a signal receiver interested in them . The receiver practically always has undergone a special molding toward optimal receiving of the signal . The mutual adaptations of the sender and the receiver must be ...
... signals , which postulate a signal receiver interested in them . The receiver practically always has undergone a special molding toward optimal receiving of the signal . The mutual adaptations of the sender and the receiver must be ...
Page 150
... signal discrimination on the part of the signal receiver . The importance of the signal receiver . Fundamental characteristics of mimicry are determined mainly by be- havioral properties of the signal receiver . A precise knowl- edge of ...
... signal discrimination on the part of the signal receiver . The importance of the signal receiver . Fundamental characteristics of mimicry are determined mainly by be- havioral properties of the signal receiver . A precise knowl- edge of ...
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