Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 330
... growing to a length of over six feet , and intensely green in colour , has been described by Wall ( 645 ) as usually reclining on the topmost boughs of bushes , where it would generally pass for a green twig , and escape notice . Wall ...
... growing to a length of over six feet , and intensely green in colour , has been described by Wall ( 645 ) as usually reclining on the topmost boughs of bushes , where it would generally pass for a green twig , and escape notice . Wall ...
Page 334
... Growing Twigs - More frequently the similarity is to a twig growing out from its parent branch rather than to one that has be- come detached ; and it is a singular fact that this special type of deceptive re- semblance has been ...
... Growing Twigs - More frequently the similarity is to a twig growing out from its parent branch rather than to one that has be- come detached ; and it is a singular fact that this special type of deceptive re- semblance has been ...
Page 342
... growing on the weed . An interesting Crustacean belonging to the Sargassum fauna , recently described by Dr. Robert Gurney , is the prawn Hippolyte acuminata . In addition to wearing the usual cryptic dress common to so many of the weed ...
... growing on the weed . An interesting Crustacean belonging to the Sargassum fauna , recently described by Dr. Robert Gurney , is the prawn Hippolyte acuminata . In addition to wearing the usual cryptic dress common to so many of the weed ...
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