Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 35
... background , although in actual fact , back , background , and breast are all pure white . The only parts of the bird's surface which match the shade of the background are those which , like the background itself , are approximately ...
... background , although in actual fact , back , background , and breast are all pure white . The only parts of the bird's surface which match the shade of the background are those which , like the background itself , are approximately ...
Page 46
... background covered with exactly the same paint . Hence it is essential that such rounded objects be treated with paint properly graded in tone so as to counteract the effects of relief . Photographs recently published in the press of ...
... background covered with exactly the same paint . Hence it is essential that such rounded objects be treated with paint properly graded in tone so as to counteract the effects of relief . Photographs recently published in the press of ...
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... background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown- ( open line ) . ( Constructed from the data of DI CESNOLA ...
... background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown- ( open line ) . ( Constructed from the data of DI CESNOLA ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antennæ aposematic aposematic animals appearance attack attitude autotomy bees behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab creatures Crustacea cryptic coloration cryptic resemblance dark deceptive defence device display disruptive pattern dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments exposed fact feeding fishes frogs function genus grasshoppers green grey group of animals habits Hingston Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct larva larvæ later leaf Lepidoptera light lizards mammals markings mimetic mimicry moths nature nest nidifugous Nightjars nocturnal observed optical Orthoptera phenomena pigment Poulton predators predatory prey principle procryptic protective referred relation remarkable rest seen shade significant similar snakes species specimens spider Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina tion toads tone various visual warning coloration widely wings yellow Zool