Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 123
... highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus tolerably safe from attack ( so that it hardly falls into the present category ) : but what makes the case so ...
... highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus tolerably safe from attack ( so that it hardly falls into the present category ) : but what makes the case so ...
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... highly conspicuous in nature . This conspicuous livery is typically associated with attitudes , attributes , and habits ( including free exposure in the open ; gregariousness ; special displays of colour , of bulk , and of movement ...
... highly conspicuous in nature . This conspicuous livery is typically associated with attitudes , attributes , and habits ( including free exposure in the open ; gregariousness ; special displays of colour , of bulk , and of movement ...
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... highly coloured and highly flavoured morsel . Further direct field evidence of preferential feeding and discrimination in birds is given by Mottram ( 427 ) . He points out , for instance , that Swallows exhibit a great liking for the ...
... highly coloured and highly flavoured morsel . Further direct field evidence of preferential feeding and discrimination in birds is given by Mottram ( 427 ) . He points out , for instance , that Swallows exhibit a great liking for 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