Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 70
Page 6
... environment where somewhat similar colours predominate is one the very opposite in most respects from the desert ... environment , namely , on land among grass and ground herbage generally , and in the sea among sea grass and green algæ ...
... environment where somewhat similar colours predominate is one the very opposite in most respects from the desert ... environment , namely , on land among grass and ground herbage generally , and in the sea among sea grass and green algæ ...
Page 99
... environment - a grass - stem , a leaf , a flake of bark , a piece of lichen , a twig , a stone , a flower , a hydroid polyp , or the excrement of a bird . Conversely , adaptive radiation in colour - examples of which are given under the ...
... environment - a grass - stem , a leaf , a flake of bark , a piece of lichen , a twig , a stone , a flower , a hydroid polyp , or the excrement of a bird . Conversely , adaptive radiation in colour - examples of which are given under the ...
Page 198
... environment to match without changing its own colour in the least ' ( 629 ) . It is clear , then , that animal coloration must be considered everywhere in terms of the natural environment . In extreme cases , where a particular habitat ...
... environment to match without changing its own colour in the least ' ( 629 ) . It is clear , then , that animal coloration must be considered everywhere in terms of the natural environment . In extreme cases , where a particular habitat ...
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