Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 72
... frequently exhibit colour - schemes parallel to those found among frogs ) —the leg posture does not well lend itself to this treatment . Among snakes and lizards , a part frequently dealt with in an analogous way is the mouth . Various ...
... frequently exhibit colour - schemes parallel to those found among frogs ) —the leg posture does not well lend itself to this treatment . Among snakes and lizards , a part frequently dealt with in an analogous way is the mouth . Various ...
Page 92
... frequently cut right across , the distribution of deeper structures . Frequently , as we have seen , they bridge the gulf between upper and lower jaws ; or step over the pupil from one side of the iris to the other ; or cross the slit ...
... frequently cut right across , the distribution of deeper structures . Frequently , as we have seen , they bridge the gulf between upper and lower jaws ; or step over the pupil from one side of the iris to the other ; or cross the slit ...
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... frequently kill them , abhor the taste of these animals , owing presumably to their rank musty scent . This view is supported by the habits of the Shrews when alive , and by the frequent finding of their bodies when dead . In England ...
... frequently kill them , abhor the taste of these animals , owing presumably to their rank musty scent . This view is supported by the habits of the Shrews when alive , and by the frequent finding of their bodies when dead . In England ...
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