Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... Insect Coloration , and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds - Among the most extensive and valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and edibility are those carried out in America by Dr. F. Morton ...
... Insect Coloration , and the Relative Acceptability of Insects to Birds - Among the most extensive and valuable experiments yet undertaken on the relation between coloration and edibility are those carried out in America by Dr. F. Morton ...
Page 292
... insects whilst resting on the water or after they have risen into the air . It is rare to see a hatch of these insects without these birds hunting them , so much so that by watching these birds the angler knows when to begin fishing ...
... insects whilst resting on the water or after they have risen into the air . It is rare to see a hatch of these insects without these birds hunting them , so much so that by watching these birds the angler knows when to begin fishing ...
Page 459
... Insects , the Moth Dracenta rusina Druce and the Locustid Plagioptera bicordata Serv . Trans . Ent . Soc . London , pp . 533-9 , 1 Pl . 1907. Predaceous Insects and their Prey . Ibid . , pp . 323-409 . 1908 . 1913 . Essays on Evolution ...
... Insects , the Moth Dracenta rusina Druce and the Locustid Plagioptera bicordata Serv . Trans . Ent . Soc . London , pp . 533-9 , 1 Pl . 1907. Predaceous Insects and their Prey . Ibid . , pp . 323-409 . 1908 . 1913 . Essays on Evolution ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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