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Origin of Bright Colouring in Animals

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THOSE who are moderately well acquainted with Mr. Darwin's writings are not likely to feel that Mr. Murphy's criticisms (vol. xi. p. 148) upon them require any answer; but as many of your readers are probably not so well acquainted with these writings as they ought to be, I shall briefly expound the points raised.

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A DISCIPLE OF DARWIN. Origin of Bright Colouring in Animals. Nature 11, 208–209 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/011208d0

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