Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 85
Page 46
... present the sniper and machine - gunner with a con- spicuous target . The case of aircraft is in some respects analogous to that of surface - swimming fishes like the Mackerel . Such creatures , being dark blue on the back and silvery ...
... present the sniper and machine - gunner with a con- spicuous target . The case of aircraft is in some respects analogous to that of surface - swimming fishes like the Mackerel . Such creatures , being dark blue on the back and silvery ...
Page 70
... present example , for instance , the pattern does not merely break up the apparent form of the leg segments into a ... present , the second by the optical construction of what is not present . For while disruptive patterns appear to ...
... present example , for instance , the pattern does not merely break up the apparent form of the leg segments into a ... present , the second by the optical construction of what is not present . For while disruptive patterns appear to ...
Page 181
... present writer this criticism seems irrelevant and misleading . It is most unfortunate also that Richards and Robson were unable to include in their survey of work bearing on the present problem the experiments by Sumner described above ...
... present writer this criticism seems irrelevant and misleading . It is most unfortunate also that Richards and Robson were unable to include in their survey of work bearing on the present problem the experiments by Sumner described above ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
29 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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