Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... plants ; 45 green specimens - 25 on brown and 20 on green plants . Thus , out of 110 specimens , 70 were exposed in surroundings against which they were contrasted , and 40 in surroundings with which they harmonized . The resulting ...
... plants ; 45 green specimens - 25 on brown and 20 on green plants . Thus , out of 110 specimens , 70 were exposed in surroundings against which they were contrasted , and 40 in surroundings with which they harmonized . The resulting ...
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... plants and animals , we are led to the conclusion that here , too , under many and varied circumstances , these revealing hues have an important role in the economy of nature , being related to the visual perception of animals , and ...
... plants and animals , we are led to the conclusion that here , too , under many and varied circumstances , these revealing hues have an important role in the economy of nature , being related to the visual perception of animals , and ...
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... plants - as in Carausius margaritaceus , of Annam ; or , like the Brazilian Acanthoclonia s¿vissimus , dusky - hued ... plant structures is often much more marked in the female than in the male . Other Orthopterous families , such as the ...
... plants - as in Carausius margaritaceus , of Annam ; or , like the Brazilian Acanthoclonia s¿vissimus , dusky - hued ... plant structures is often much more marked in the female than in the male . Other Orthopterous families , such as the ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antenn¿ 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 larv¿ 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