Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 101
... latter position , thus bringing their horizontal wing - markings into alignment with vertical cracks and shadows of the bark . A striking example of the principle has recently been described from New Zealand by Cornes ( 106 ) , who ...
... latter position , thus bringing their horizontal wing - markings into alignment with vertical cracks and shadows of the bark . A striking example of the principle has recently been described from New Zealand by Cornes ( 106 ) , who ...
Page 297
... latter are ' dusty unsatisfactory things to eat ' ) they manifested a distinct preference for the former . There is a most extraordinary difference in the behaviour of such a Frog in the presence of a Housefly and of a Butterfly ...
... latter are ' dusty unsatisfactory things to eat ' ) they manifested a distinct preference for the former . There is a most extraordinary difference in the behaviour of such a Frog in the presence of a Housefly and of a Butterfly ...
Page 374
... latter - red , with bold black markings - are highly conspicuous when the moth is in flight . Several other species of Noctuid , such as the familiar Large Yellow Underwing ( Triphana pronuba ) , with its black- bordered yellow hind ...
... latter - red , with bold black markings - are highly conspicuous when the moth is in flight . Several other species of Noctuid , such as the familiar Large Yellow Underwing ( Triphana pronuba ) , with its black- bordered yellow hind ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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