Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 11
... living among twigs and foliage are predominantly green ; and this coloration bears no particular relation to the animals ' systematic position . It occurs , for instance , in a number of Iguanid genera such as Anolis , Iguana and ...
... living among twigs and foliage are predominantly green ; and this coloration bears no particular relation to the animals ' systematic position . It occurs , for instance , in a number of Iguanid genera such as Anolis , Iguana and ...
Page 99
... living on sticks , like many Brachytronini , may be dark- brown or black , with more or less secondary loss of pattern ; others living on rocks are either black , or grey , or brown , like the colour of their surroundings . Secondly ...
... living on sticks , like many Brachytronini , may be dark- brown or black , with more or less secondary loss of pattern ; others living on rocks are either black , or grey , or brown , like the colour of their surroundings . Secondly ...
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... living with anemones , and from his interesting and significant observations , the following facts may be mentioned . The Damsel - fishes are apparently unable to exist without their anemones , upon which they depend absolutely for ...
... living with anemones , and from his interesting and significant observations , the following facts may be mentioned . The Damsel - fishes are apparently unable to exist without their anemones , upon which they depend absolutely for ...
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