Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 99
... live hidden in sand or mud , or beneath débris , are uniformly coloured , with no pattern . On the other hand , larvæ living on the river bottom , or amongst water weeds , wear cryptic patterns which are effec- tive in making them ...
... live hidden in sand or mud , or beneath débris , are uniformly coloured , with no pattern . On the other hand , larvæ living on the river bottom , or amongst water weeds , wear cryptic patterns which are effec- tive in making them ...
Page 179
... live under identical conditions until the year 1885 , when a gale caused the destruction of Intake Plantation , where the pines were subsequently replaced by birch . Wilton Wood , on the other hand , remained untouched , but here birch ...
... live under identical conditions until the year 1885 , when a gale caused the destruction of Intake Plantation , where the pines were subsequently replaced by birch . Wilton Wood , on the other hand , remained untouched , but here birch ...
Page 403
... live in the same nests . At first sight , therefore , such resemblances might be considered as due to common environmental factors . However , closer in- vestigation of the insects ' habits and interrelations render such an explanation ...
... live in the same nests . At first sight , therefore , such resemblances might be considered as due to common environmental factors . However , closer in- vestigation of the insects ' habits and interrelations render such an explanation ...
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