Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 146
... cattle upon several occasions , I presume that they often act in the same way with wild animals ' ( 562 ) . 9. OBJECTIONS AND EVIDENCE BEARING ON THE THEORY OF CONCEALING 146 CONCEALMENT MASKING THE SCENT: THE APPROACH UP-WIND.
... cattle upon several occasions , I presume that they often act in the same way with wild animals ' ( 562 ) . 9. OBJECTIONS AND EVIDENCE BEARING ON THE THEORY OF CONCEALING 146 CONCEALMENT MASKING THE SCENT: THE APPROACH UP-WIND.
Page 157
... cattle ; in Paraguay cattle perform the same office for Ani Blackbirds ( 547 ) ; in Kenya , Buff - backed Egrets associate with Elephant and Buffalo ( 466 ) ; and in the Sudan Elephants are followed for the same pur- pose by Kites and ...
... cattle ; in Paraguay cattle perform the same office for Ani Blackbirds ( 547 ) ; in Kenya , Buff - backed Egrets associate with Elephant and Buffalo ( 466 ) ; and in the Sudan Elephants are followed for the same pur- pose by Kites and ...
Page 489
... Cattle , attended by birds , 157 Cave , W. A. , 346 Cavies , 40 Patagonian , 61 Spotted , 24 Cayenne Crake , white eggs of , concealed by parent , 128 Cesnola , A. P. Di , 179 , 435 Chaffinch refusing Abraxas larvæ ; 257 ; frightened by ...
... Cattle , attended by birds , 157 Cave , W. A. , 346 Cavies , 40 Patagonian , 61 Spotted , 24 Cayenne Crake , white eggs of , concealed by parent , 128 Cesnola , A. P. Di , 179 , 435 Chaffinch refusing Abraxas larvæ ; 257 ; frightened by ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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