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Page 273
For instance , his classified list of moths comprises 180 specimens 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 ...
For instance , his classified list of moths comprises 180 specimens 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 ...
Page 274
occupied by Bats yielded on examination 20 Hawk - moths ( Sphingid¿ )
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 ...
occupied by Bats yielded on examination 20 Hawk - moths ( Sphingid¿ )
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 ...
Page 301
( 2 ) Avoidance of Aposematic Prey by Tree - frogs — I have referred on page 274
to the striking deficiency of food - animals belonging to the typically aposematic
group ' AA ' . There , in a discussion of the significance of colour and pattern in ...
( 2 ) Avoidance of Aposematic Prey by Tree - frogs — I have referred on page 274
to the striking deficiency of food - animals belonging to the typically aposematic
group ' AA ' . There , in a discussion of the significance of colour and pattern in ...
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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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