Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 115
... function of concealing coloration . Here we are no longer merely dealing with appearances per se , but with their value to the organism in which they are exhibited . This functional or ecological aspect of concealment opens up many ...
... function of concealing coloration . Here we are no longer merely dealing with appearances per se , but with their value to the organism in which they are exhibited . This functional or ecological aspect of concealment opens up many ...
Page 380
... function . Turning now to an entirely different group of animals , we find an analogous arrangement in Oriental ' flying ' lizards of the genus Draco . Here , again , it is the wing membrane which bears the ' flash colour ' . This ...
... function . Turning now to an entirely different group of animals , we find an analogous arrangement in Oriental ' flying ' lizards of the genus Draco . Here , again , it is the wing membrane which bears the ' flash colour ' . This ...
Page 386
... function is not to allure prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ... function . In the previous section we have considered animals possessing locally conspicuous marks — whose function is to ...
... function is not to allure prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ... function . In the previous section we have considered animals possessing locally conspicuous marks — whose function is to ...
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