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Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals (1892)

Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925 · London, S. Sonnenschein & co.; New York, Macmillan & co. · leaf 87

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ate between such extremes as 74 ANIMAL COLORATION. are offered by the raven on the one band and tbe Arctic foxon tbe otber ; it does undergo a certain amount of change atthe beginning of winter, becoming not white, but greyer. Sometimes closely allied forms show a difference in theirsusceptibility… … Fis. 1. -Arctic dinavian lemming (Jft/ocks lemmas) does not undergo thischange. The principal animals which change to white inwinter, in addition to those already referred to, are theptarmigan, the American hare (Legits americanus), the ermineand stoat. With regard to the Arctic fox (Cants lagopus)…

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