Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 106
... inhabitants of tropical shores usually seek safety from an enemy by retreating into their burrows , or , when hard pressed , by dashing to the breakers for shelter . But if a specimen be surprised far away both from the surf and from ...
... inhabitants of tropical shores usually seek safety from an enemy by retreating into their burrows , or , when hard pressed , by dashing to the breakers for shelter . But if a specimen be surprised far away both from the surf and from ...
Page 151
... inhabitants of the abyss and nocturnal reef fishes , which lack both countershading and patterns , need no such protection in a world where they are already concealed by eternal darkness . ( 3 ) Coloration of Desert and Arctic Animals ...
... inhabitants of the abyss and nocturnal reef fishes , which lack both countershading and patterns , need no such protection in a world where they are already concealed by eternal darkness . ( 3 ) Coloration of Desert and Arctic Animals ...
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... inhabitants , too , must adopt its bright hues if they are to escape easy detection . In these and similar cases the concealing effect is due to the special relation between the animal and its environment . In others a similar effect is ...
... inhabitants , too , must adopt its bright hues if they are to escape easy detection . In these and similar cases the concealing effect is due to the special relation between the animal and its environment . In others a similar effect is ...
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