BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS LL>C
BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS LL>C
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ISBN: 9781264013548
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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The reason why distraction display may become more convincing through evolutionary time.

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Almost all the animals have some or the other threat from some or other organisms. Organisms also have natural threat too like the natural calamities like flood and other natural threats. There are threats from animals and humans too to other organisms. The organisms that pose danger to the life of other organisms are called predators. To avoid their prey animals use different methods like camouflage, distraction displays and some others.

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