Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 17
... dark aberrations of C. bilineata were also found on the dark cliffs of the adjoining mainland , and also on the dark peat bogs of Connemara ; but that on the pale grey limestone tracts of Galway Bay and in the neighbouring Aran Islands ...
... dark aberrations of C. bilineata were also found on the dark cliffs of the adjoining mainland , and also on the dark peat bogs of Connemara ; but that on the pale grey limestone tracts of Galway Bay and in the neighbouring Aran Islands ...
Page 100
... dark bars break the countershaded body into a series of vertical dark and light bands which doubtless harmonize with the background of river weeds against which it is likely to be seen . The vertical stripes of the Tiger provide a ...
... dark bars break the countershaded body into a series of vertical dark and light bands which doubtless harmonize with the background of river weeds against which it is likely to be seen . The vertical stripes of the Tiger provide a ...
Page 312
... dark grey markings , much or little of irregular disposition , only a few dark lines or spots being constant ; ( 2 ) a golden - tan , with only a few mottlings of dark - brown ; ( 3 ) the dead - brown colour , with all darker markings ...
... dark grey markings , much or little of irregular disposition , only a few dark lines or spots being constant ; ( 2 ) a golden - tan , with only a few mottlings of dark - brown ; ( 3 ) the dead - brown colour , with all darker markings ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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