Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... bees with apparent interest : hungry , and showing no signs of fear of the insects , she flicked at and missed three bees in succession as they crawled out of the hive . At the fourth attempt she was successful , snap- ping up and ...
... bees with apparent interest : hungry , and showing no signs of fear of the insects , she flicked at and missed three bees in succession as they crawled out of the hive . At the fourth attempt she was successful , snap- ping up and ...
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... bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the throat and general appearance of discomfort the toad probably being stung . Having eaten a third bee shortly after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled ...
... bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the throat and general appearance of discomfort the toad probably being stung . Having eaten a third bee shortly after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled ...
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... bees throughout the respective experiments rises from 2 in Experiment I to 9 in Experiment II . These experimental ... bees had been available for a month before the second set of trials was begun , and that nothing at all had DAYS 22 2 ...
... bees throughout the respective experiments rises from 2 in Experiment I to 9 in Experiment II . These experimental ... bees had been available for a month before the second set of trials was begun , and that nothing at all had DAYS 22 2 ...
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