Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 273
... belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90-8 . The remaining 45 moths , belonging to 4 gaudily coloured ...
... belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90-8 . The remaining 45 moths , belonging to 4 gaudily coloured ...
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... belonging to 7 species , and one Noctuid . Without exception all were procryptic in coloration . Similar results in the case of British Bats - probably the Long - eared Bat ( Plecotus auritus ) —relate to the wings of moths collected ...
... belonging to 7 species , and one Noctuid . Without exception all were procryptic in coloration . Similar results in the case of British Bats - probably the Long - eared Bat ( Plecotus auritus ) —relate to the wings of moths collected ...
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... belonging to the typically aposematic group ' AA ' . There , in a discussion of the significance of colour and pattern in relation to edibility , I tabulated ( in Table VI ) the percentage distribu- tion of aposematic prey belonging to ...
... belonging to the typically aposematic group ' AA ' . There , in a discussion of the significance of colour and pattern in relation to edibility , I tabulated ( in Table VI ) the percentage distribu- tion of aposematic prey belonging to ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antenn¿ 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 larv¿ 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