Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... kind lying on top . Later they do not touch the other kind , even if it is lying above the glass plate . Such training would not be possible unless the hens could distinguish the various shapes . ' ་ In the light of these and similar ...
... kind lying on top . Later they do not touch the other kind , even if it is lying above the glass plate . Such training would not be possible unless the hens could distinguish the various shapes . ' ་ In the light of these and similar ...
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... kind are widespread throughout the animal kingdom , but here we can only mention a few before passing on to the next class of display phenomena . Among birds expansion displays as different as the species which exhibit them — are common ...
... kind are widespread throughout the animal kingdom , but here we can only mention a few before passing on to the next class of display phenomena . Among birds expansion displays as different as the species which exhibit them — are common ...
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... kind in Britain is afforded by an early larval stage of Acronycta alni . Another very interesting case has been recorded by Carpenter from Uganda ( 87 ) . On one leaf of a tree he found a company of young cater- pillars of the Bombycid ...
... kind in Britain is afforded by an early larval stage of Acronycta alni . Another very interesting case has been recorded by Carpenter from Uganda ( 87 ) . On one leaf of a tree he found a company of young cater- pillars of the Bombycid ...
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