Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... individuals tend to resemble closely the tint of the particular flower inhabited . For instance , Packard ( 452 ) found in Maine that in early summer , during June and July , when the greater mass of flowers such as White Fleabane and ...
... individuals tend to resemble closely the tint of the particular flower inhabited . For instance , Packard ( 452 ) found in Maine that in early summer , during June and July , when the greater mass of flowers such as White Fleabane and ...
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... individuals and by species . His method is to lump all the records together , so that the stomach contents of some 80,000 individuals belonging to over 500 species of birds scattered through the Nearctic region , and taken from every ...
... individuals and by species . His method is to lump all the records together , so that the stomach contents of some 80,000 individuals belonging to over 500 species of birds scattered through the Nearctic region , and taken from every ...
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... individuals of Mantis religiosa exposed against a revealing background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown ...
... individuals of Mantis religiosa exposed against a revealing background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown ...
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