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... beak - damaged specimens . Accordingly , I decided to retain every Catocala specimen ex- hibiting suspected beak - damage during my collecting efforts over the summer of 1971. At the same time , I experimented by releas- ing Catocala ...
... beak - damaged specimens . Accordingly , I decided to retain every Catocala specimen ex- hibiting suspected beak - damage during my collecting efforts over the summer of 1971. At the same time , I experimented by releas- ing Catocala ...
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... beak . Of the 50 Catocala specimens released to the birds , 27 were successfully attacked and eaten , while 23 were attacked , but escaped and were recov- ered for later analysis of their beak - damage patterns . The birds became ...
... beak . Of the 50 Catocala specimens released to the birds , 27 were successfully attacked and eaten , while 23 were attacked , but escaped and were recov- ered for later analysis of their beak - damage patterns . The birds became ...
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... beak - imprint directed toward ( but not across ) inner margin of forewing ... damage patterns , based on speci- mens obtained from the aviary sample ... beak - damaged proved upon subsequent study to have bat - inflicted damage patterns ...
... beak - imprint directed toward ( but not across ) inner margin of forewing ... damage patterns , based on speci- mens obtained from the aviary sample ... beak - damaged proved upon subsequent study to have bat - inflicted damage patterns ...
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