Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... mine ) . The above statement is most misleading . In the first place , when speaking of the ' number of captures ' , what he really means is the number of stomachs from which captures were taken . By presenting his data in these terms ...
... mine ) . The above statement is most misleading . In the first place , when speaking of the ' number of captures ' , what he really means is the number of stomachs from which captures were taken . By presenting his data in these terms ...
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... mine ) . With these words McAtee apparently dismisses as relatively ineffective such characteristics in prey as stings , spines , stinking fluids , poisonous secretions , armour , burrowing habits , concealing coloration , warning ...
... mine ) . With these words McAtee apparently dismisses as relatively ineffective such characteristics in prey as stings , spines , stinking fluids , poisonous secretions , armour , burrowing habits , concealing coloration , warning ...
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