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... crustaceans ) on which both feed . Natural history . Reproduction . Many features of the life cycle vary with the body size of the species and its geographical distribution ; the chronology of breeding may also vary within a species in ...
... crustaceans ) on which both feed . Natural history . Reproduction . Many features of the life cycle vary with the body size of the species and its geographical distribution ; the chronology of breeding may also vary within a species in ...
Page 499
... crustaceans or fish by inserting its bill into the open mouth of the parent . Dur- ing its early days the young bird is sheltered under the body of one of its parents , who take turns foraging and brooding . Growing larger , the young ...
... crustaceans or fish by inserting its bill into the open mouth of the parent . Dur- ing its early days the young bird is sheltered under the body of one of its parents , who take turns foraging and brooding . Growing larger , the young ...
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... crustaceans - Argulus , the fish louse , and Artemia , the brine shrimp - and is given to gravity by crayfish . Fixed - action patterns and instinct . Fixed - action pat- terns , commonly called FAPS , are generally sequences of uniform ...
... crustaceans - Argulus , the fish louse , and Artemia , the brine shrimp - and is given to gravity by crayfish . Fixed - action patterns and instinct . Fixed - action pat- terns , commonly called FAPS , are generally sequences of uniform ...
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