Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... larval form a wonderful similarity , exact to the smallest detail , to twigs of the food plant on which they rest ; as pupæ , occurring in and wearing the colour of the soil ; while the habits and coloration of the adult are admirably ...
... larval form a wonderful similarity , exact to the smallest detail , to twigs of the food plant on which they rest ; as pupæ , occurring in and wearing the colour of the soil ; while the habits and coloration of the adult are admirably ...
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... Larvæ and Pupæ— In a classical series of experiments conducted many years ago , Poulton proved that certain Lepidopterous larvæ and pupæ possess the power of acquiring the coloration of their immediate surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed ...
... Larvæ and Pupæ— In a classical series of experiments conducted many years ago , Poulton proved that certain Lepidopterous larvæ and pupæ possess the power of acquiring the coloration of their immediate surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed ...
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... larvæ were placed and 15 Hebrew Character ( Taniocampa gothica ) larvæ on the hawthorn . The former , brown and twig - like , were very inconspicuous : the latter , green in colour , were moderately so . In addition , nettles bearing 17 ...
... larvæ were placed and 15 Hebrew Character ( Taniocampa gothica ) larvæ on the hawthorn . The former , brown and twig - like , were very inconspicuous : the latter , green in colour , were moderately so . In addition , nettles bearing 17 ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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