Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... Caterpillars and Birds of Paradise , by Snakes and Praying Mantids , by Iguanas and Fiddler Crabs -and was no doubt an established and recognized method of advertising ages before the appearance of man in the world . When angered or in ...
... Caterpillars and Birds of Paradise , by Snakes and Praying Mantids , by Iguanas and Fiddler Crabs -and was no doubt an established and recognized method of advertising ages before the appearance of man in the world . When angered or in ...
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... caterpillars ' ( 72 ) . The caterpillars were also rejected by spiders : ' I repeatedly put them into the webs both of the geometrical and hunting spiders ( Epeira diadema and Lycosa sp . ) ; but in the former case , they were cut out ...
... caterpillars ' ( 72 ) . The caterpillars were also rejected by spiders : ' I repeatedly put them into the webs both of the geometrical and hunting spiders ( Epeira diadema and Lycosa sp . ) ; but in the former case , they were cut out ...
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... caterpillars whose appearance , manner of feeding , and position of rest combine to produce a curious effect which ... caterpillar belonging to the genus Anaa , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in such a manner as to leave uneaten ...
... caterpillars whose appearance , manner of feeding , and position of rest combine to produce a curious effect which ... caterpillar belonging to the genus Anaa , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in such a manner as to leave uneaten ...
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