Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page viii
... called on to apply the principles he has studied to such good effect in animals to the practice of camouflage in war . Adaptive Coloration in Animals is perhaps the most satisfactory book yet written on adaptation . It brings together ...
... called on to apply the principles he has studied to such good effect in animals to the practice of camouflage in war . Adaptive Coloration in Animals is perhaps the most satisfactory book yet written on adaptation . It brings together ...
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... called the North Bull , in Dublin Bay . It appears that this island first arose between 1775 and 1800 , and the race had evidently evolved during the intervening hundred years or so . Jameson observed that in autumn and winter the ...
... called the North Bull , in Dublin Bay . It appears that this island first arose between 1775 and 1800 , and the race had evidently evolved during the intervening hundred years or so . Jameson observed that in autumn and winter the ...
Page 342
... called Sea Dragon ( Phyllopteryx eques ) , of Australian waters ( Fig . 72 ) . One can scarcely imagine a less fish - like fish than this extraordinary Sea - horse with its fantastic outline distorted and broken up by numerous filaments ...
... called Sea Dragon ( Phyllopteryx eques ) , of Australian waters ( Fig . 72 ) . One can scarcely imagine a less fish - like fish than this extraordinary Sea - horse with its fantastic outline distorted and broken up by numerous filaments ...
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