Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 192
... later page . Again , as we shall see later , red takes a prominent place in the advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination with black , these ...
... later page . Again , as we shall see later , red takes a prominent place in the advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination with black , these ...
Page 210
... later - but here we are concerned with their mechanism and function only , rather than with proof of their effectiveness . : In certain of these cases the aposematic equipment involves the erection of generally distributed integumentary ...
... later - but here we are concerned with their mechanism and function only , rather than with proof of their effectiveness . : In certain of these cases the aposematic equipment involves the erection of generally distributed integumentary ...
Page 320
... , and other examples - like that of the pelagic prawn Hippolyte acuminata , whose appearance is described on a later page - will be found in this work . ( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural 320 DISGUISE.
... , and other examples - like that of the pelagic prawn Hippolyte acuminata , whose appearance is described on a later page - will be found in this work . ( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural 320 DISGUISE.
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