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Example sentences for "protective coloration"

  • A more careful consideration of the subject in all its bearings shows, however, that here too, in a great number of cases, we have examples of protective coloration.

  • Protective coloration, in some of its varied forms, has not improbably modified the appearance of one-half of the animals living on the globe.

  • I am sending you herewith a rather long pamphlet I have published on the subject of protective coloration.

  • There is much in natural selection; there is much in protective coloration.

  • He also went to the British Museum with me to look into various matters, including the question of protective coloration.

  • Another case, which this same writer gives at second-hand, of a bird recognizing the value of protective coloration, is not credible.

  • The idea of protective coloration is that very many animals have ordinarily come to be colored like the background on which they live.

  • No one has yet shown any principles which will better explain the great color scheme of the animal world, and until such explanation is forthcoming I believe it will not be wise for us to discard the idea of protective coloration.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    animal and vegetable life; animal origin; begin work; being contrary; come together; counted worthy; excellent water; full colour; half hidden; held her; lemon extract; mother used; near relation; protective coloration; protective colouring; protective duties; protective mimicry; protective resemblance; protective tariff; protectively coloured; said one; soldiers were; stamped paper; take measures; thence will; three nights