Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... ground colour , with blackish- brown or reddish - brown specks and blotches . These eggs are ' exactly like the ground upon which they are deposited ' , and when in situ are practically invisible . In subsequent years a large series of ...
... ground colour , with blackish- brown or reddish - brown specks and blotches . These eggs are ' exactly like the ground upon which they are deposited ' , and when in situ are practically invisible . In subsequent years a large series of ...
Page 125
... ground breeders , and particularly to such timid or wary species as are inclined , like the Lapwing , Curlew , Redshank , Oyster- Catcher , Stone Curlew , and certain Terns and Gulls , to quit the clutch early and slip quietly away on ...
... ground breeders , and particularly to such timid or wary species as are inclined , like the Lapwing , Curlew , Redshank , Oyster- Catcher , Stone Curlew , and certain Terns and Gulls , to quit the clutch early and slip quietly away on ...
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... ground and becomes invisible to the bird . This I have noticed many times . The bird hovers a moment or two , scanning the surface a few feet below , then rises again and waits until another Grayling takes wing and gives it another ...
... ground and becomes invisible to the bird . This I have noticed many times . The bird hovers a moment or two , scanning the surface a few feet below , then rises again and waits until another Grayling takes wing and gives it another ...
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