Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... Plantain - eaters , this is due to a green pigment con- taining iron . In all other birds , green is a structural colour - being produced by a combination of yellow or grey or brown pigment associated with a special colourless ...
... Plantain - eaters , this is due to a green pigment con- taining iron . In all other birds , green is a structural colour - being produced by a combination of yellow or grey or brown pigment associated with a special colourless ...
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... Plantain - eaters , 9 Planter , M. E. A. , in Mortensen , Th . , 372 Plateau , Félix , 338 Plover , Crab , 127 - Golden , 61 , 124 , 126 , 131 , 133 , 135 , Pl . 17 Grey , 124 Kentish , 124 Ringed , 54 , 60 , 88 , 107 , 124 , 125 , Pls ...
... Plantain - eaters , 9 Planter , M. E. A. , in Mortensen , Th . , 372 Plateau , Félix , 338 Plover , Crab , 127 - Golden , 61 , 124 , 126 , 131 , 133 , 135 , Pl . 17 Grey , 124 Kentish , 124 Ringed , 54 , 60 , 88 , 107 , 124 , 125 , Pls ...
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