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Page 185
When seen these palatable larv¿ were readily eaten , and it was repeatedly
noticed that it was the moving insect which first attracted attention . Hence the
vital need for stillness - an instinct which is part and parcel of the make - up of the
...
When seen these palatable larv¿ were readily eaten , and it was repeatedly
noticed that it was the moving insect which first attracted attention . Hence the
vital need for stillness - an instinct which is part and parcel of the make - up of the
...
Page 371
Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics ,
which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a
partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order to draw away the dogs ...
Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics ,
which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a
partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order to draw away the dogs ...
Page 386
CHARACTERS WHICH ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF ENEMIES TO THE
MOST DANGEROUS ATTRIBUTE OF THEIR PREY The markings to which I must
now very briefly refer belong functionally to the important warning ( aposematic )
type ...
CHARACTERS WHICH ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF ENEMIES TO THE
MOST DANGEROUS ATTRIBUTE OF THEIR PREY The markings to which I must
now very briefly refer belong functionally to the important warning ( aposematic )
type ...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
VARIABLE COLOUR RESEMBLANCE | 20 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEALMENT BY COUNTERSHADING | 35 |
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