Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 263
... evidence under this head . Conversely , as has been pointed out by Dr. J. G. Myers ( 433 ) , mammals such as the Coati , which hunt by scent , are not very suitable subjects . But it must be borne in mind that the ultimate choice of ...
... evidence under this head . Conversely , as has been pointed out by Dr. J. G. Myers ( 433 ) , mammals such as the Coati , which hunt by scent , are not very suitable subjects . But it must be borne in mind that the ultimate choice of ...
Page 271
... evidence in support of the theory of warning coloration . I can only refer here to the main results of such observations ; and for further details the reader is referred to the original memoirs . I. EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH ...
... evidence in support of the theory of warning coloration . I can only refer here to the main results of such observations ; and for further details the reader is referred to the original memoirs . I. EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH ...
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... Evidence regarding recognition , and active selection or rejection of prey by different classes of wild predators , is therefore of importance to our subject , and it is this evidence that I now propose to consider . I. FOOD PREFERENCES ...
... Evidence regarding recognition , and active selection or rejection of prey by different classes of wild predators , is therefore of importance to our subject , and it is this evidence that I now propose to consider . I. FOOD PREFERENCES ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antenn¿ 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 larv¿ 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