Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xiv
... field . Now this opinion does contain an element of truth when applied to some photographs - bad photographs . Every one has seen reproductions intended to illustrate some cryptic insect or bird , in which the creature remains unfound ...
... field . Now this opinion does contain an element of truth when applied to some photographs - bad photographs . Every one has seen reproductions intended to illustrate some cryptic insect or bird , in which the creature remains unfound ...
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... field , it will therefore be helpful first to enquire what are the optical principles upon which recognition by sight depends . How is it that we are able to isolate and recognize any single object from the surroundings which form its ...
... field , it will therefore be helpful first to enquire what are the optical principles upon which recognition by sight depends . How is it that we are able to isolate and recognize any single object from the surroundings which form its ...
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... field , this end has been achieved by arrangements of pigment and pattern which , for optical reasons , are those best adapted to deal with the visual properties of matter . In other words , we find such animals have their colour ...
... field , this end has been achieved by arrangements of pigment and pattern which , for optical reasons , are those best adapted to deal with the visual properties of matter . In other words , we find such animals have their colour ...
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