Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 104
... devices which we have yet considered can help in the least towards eliminating these tell - tale dark patches which accompany different animals when in motion and display them when at rest . But the need for concealment is pressing ...
... devices which we have yet considered can help in the least towards eliminating these tell - tale dark patches which accompany different animals when in motion and display them when at rest . But the need for concealment is pressing ...
Page 145
... devices is a modification of the front margin of wing feathers which function as a true leading edge in flight . It consists of a stiff comb - like fringe whose teeth jut forward with a slight lateral and upward inclination . In the ...
... devices is a modification of the front margin of wing feathers which function as a true leading edge in flight . It consists of a stiff comb - like fringe whose teeth jut forward with a slight lateral and upward inclination . In the ...
Page 168
... devices have been evolved and elaborated . which tend , on the one hand , to facilitate capture , and on the other , to frustrate it . Caterpillars , for instance , have developed safety devices along many lines . Thus some are ...
... devices have been evolved and elaborated . which tend , on the one hand , to facilitate capture , and on the other , to frustrate it . Caterpillars , for instance , have developed safety devices along many lines . Thus some are ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
29 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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