Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... habits and aposematic behaviour , vividly described by W. H. Hudson ( 276 ) . The adult insect is cryptically coloured brown and green , lives in con- cealment , and is solitary and shy in its habits . In marked contrast : ' The young ...
... habits and aposematic behaviour , vividly described by W. H. Hudson ( 276 ) . The adult insect is cryptically coloured brown and green , lives in con- cealment , and is solitary and shy in its habits . In marked contrast : ' The young ...
Page 204
... habits and appear- ance . But certain members of the group , such as the Broad - bordered , and Narrow - bordered Bee Hawk - moths ( Hemaris fuciformis and H. tityus ) , diverge markedly from type , resembling more or less closely ...
... habits and appear- ance . But certain members of the group , such as the Broad - bordered , and Narrow - bordered Bee Hawk - moths ( Hemaris fuciformis and H. tityus ) , diverge markedly from type , resembling more or less closely ...
Page 248
... habits of this familiar beast in India , quoted in part by Pocock ( 481 ) . The following passages in this account are of especial interest in that , as Pocock points out , they ' supply all the facts necessary for the belief that the ...
... habits of this familiar beast in India , quoted in part by Pocock ( 481 ) . The following passages in this account are of especial interest in that , as Pocock points out , they ' supply all the facts necessary for the belief that the ...
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