Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... ENEMIES FROM THE MORE III TO THE LESS VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIES CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY MISREPRE- SENTING THE POSTURE OF THEIR PREY 370 372 IV CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY ...
... ENEMIES FROM THE MORE III TO THE LESS VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIES CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY MISREPRE- SENTING THE POSTURE OF THEIR PREY 370 372 IV CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY ...
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... enemies by their various undesirable qualities . No one assumes that protective adaptations afford protection against all enemies , but against some enemies . The advantage conferred is not immunity , but relative freedom from attack ...
... enemies by their various undesirable qualities . No one assumes that protective adaptations afford protection against all enemies , but against some enemies . The advantage conferred is not immunity , but relative freedom from attack ...
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Hugh Bamford Cott. WARNING COLORATION IN REFERENCE TO PREDATORY ENEMIES 8. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE THAT VERTEBRATE ENEMIES LEARN BY EXPERIENCE Feed me with the food that is needful for me . PROVERBS XXXx , 8 IN the preceding section we ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. WARNING COLORATION IN REFERENCE TO PREDATORY ENEMIES 8. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE THAT VERTEBRATE ENEMIES LEARN BY EXPERIENCE Feed me with the food that is needful for me . PROVERBS XXXx , 8 IN the preceding section we ...
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