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Page 98
... Feeding behaviour . The feeding habits of these birds vary greatly . Jacanas eat the small invertebrates found underneath aquatic veg- etation . Oystercatchers feed on oysters , mus- sels , and marine worms . Sandpipers , curlews ...
... Feeding behaviour . The feeding habits of these birds vary greatly . Jacanas eat the small invertebrates found underneath aquatic veg- etation . Oystercatchers feed on oysters , mus- sels , and marine worms . Sandpipers , curlews ...
Page 467
... feeding on cultivated potatoes when they were introduced into western North America . By 1874 the beetle had become an impor- tant potato pest , spreading wherever potatoes were cultivated . The Colorado potato beetle is hemispherical ...
... feeding on cultivated potatoes when they were introduced into western North America . By 1874 the beetle had become an impor- tant potato pest , spreading wherever potatoes were cultivated . The Colorado potato beetle is hemispherical ...
Page 765
... feeding in larvae . The feeding and chewing mandible is found on somites behind the mouth . The carapace , or shell , begins at the maxillary somite and varies in thickness and size among the orders . It must be periodically molted ...
... feeding in larvae . The feeding and chewing mandible is found on somites behind the mouth . The carapace , or shell , begins at the maxillary somite and varies in thickness and size among the orders . It must be periodically molted ...
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