Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... example of the same kind is seen in the beautiful South African Eronia cleodora , a conspicuous black and white ... example , and one whose pattern is believed to have special directive significance ( p . 368 ) , is furnished by Thecla ...
... example of the same kind is seen in the beautiful South African Eronia cleodora , a conspicuous black and white ... example , and one whose pattern is believed to have special directive significance ( p . 368 ) , is furnished by Thecla ...
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Hugh Bamford Cott. by Thecla phaleros . To cite a final example , one of the most perfect is the Indian Yoma sabina ... examples will suffice to make this point clear . The Blood - vein Moth ( Timandra amata ) has the upper surfaces of ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. by Thecla phaleros . To cite a final example , one of the most perfect is the Indian Yoma sabina ... examples will suffice to make this point clear . The Blood - vein Moth ( Timandra amata ) has the upper surfaces of ...
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... example of the kind has been given by Schmidt , who refers to a Chameleon named Rhampholeon boulengeri from the Belgian Congo as follows : In forest regions , where leaves of all sizes and shapes attract little attention , the strongly ...
... example of the kind has been given by Schmidt , who refers to a Chameleon named Rhampholeon boulengeri from the Belgian Congo as follows : In forest regions , where leaves of all sizes and shapes attract little attention , the strongly ...
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