Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... Land Crab Sesarma meinerti stands its ground and puts up a vigorous defence ; on the other hand , the cryptic Racing Crab Ocypoda ceratophthalma under similar circumstances rushes away at top speed , either avoiding capture by the ...
... Land Crab Sesarma meinerti stands its ground and puts up a vigorous defence ; on the other hand , the cryptic Racing Crab Ocypoda ceratophthalma under similar circumstances rushes away at top speed , either avoiding capture by the ...
Page 297
... land association at Land's End in the summer of 1932 showed the following striking dissimilarity in the main food items : Mollusca Lepidoptera Diptera Formicidæ TABLE XI Food Rana temporaria ( 17 ) Bufo bufo bufo ( 45 ) 25.4 per cent ...
... land association at Land's End in the summer of 1932 showed the following striking dissimilarity in the main food items : Mollusca Lepidoptera Diptera Formicidæ TABLE XI Food Rana temporaria ( 17 ) Bufo bufo bufo ( 45 ) 25.4 per cent ...
Page 451
... Land Birds . San Francisco , pp . xii + 361 , 18 Pls . 306 KERR , J. GRAHAM . 1924. An Experiment in Binocular Vision . 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 XLIV , pp . 183-5 . 1926. Evolution . London , pp . x + 278 ...
... Land Birds . San Francisco , pp . xii + 361 , 18 Pls . 306 KERR , J. GRAHAM . 1924. An Experiment in Binocular Vision . 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 XLIV , pp . 183-5 . 1926. Evolution . London , pp . x + 278 ...
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