Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 123
... nest in exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher - a species in which both sexes are highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus ...
... nest in exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher - a species in which both sexes are highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus ...
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... nests , a good proportion of which were old and abandoned , indicating an old colony ; in the same locality , in a Melicocca bijuga , a Cœreba nest completely surrounded by 57 medium - sized and small Polistes nests , all occupied , so ...
... nests , a good proportion of which were old and abandoned , indicating an old colony ; in the same locality , in a Melicocca bijuga , a Cœreba nest completely surrounded by 57 medium - sized and small Polistes nests , all occupied , so ...
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... nest or young . Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics , which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order ...
... nest or young . Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics , which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order ...
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