Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... PREY 370 372 IV CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY MISREPRE- SENTING THE WHEREABOUTS OF THEIR PREY 374 5. DIRECTIVE MARKS I CHARACTERS WHICH DIVERT THE ATTENTION OF PREY FROM THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THEIR ENEMY II ...
... PREY 370 372 IV CHARACTERS WHICH MISDIRECT THE ATTACK OF ENEMIES BY MISREPRE- SENTING THE WHEREABOUTS OF THEIR PREY 374 5. DIRECTIVE MARKS I CHARACTERS WHICH DIVERT THE ATTENTION OF PREY FROM THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THEIR ENEMY II ...
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... prey , they can- not combine cryptic coloration with immobility . To the one , stillness may mean safety to the other , it must mean starvation . Hence it is hardly surprising to find that with wild predators , elaborate precautions are ...
... prey , they can- not combine cryptic coloration with immobility . To the one , stillness may mean safety to the other , it must mean starvation . Hence it is hardly surprising to find that with wild predators , elaborate precautions are ...
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... prey belonging to various orders . In Table XVII the data relating to the ' AA ' group are presented in relation to the various species of tree- frogs whose food habits I have studied : TABLE XVII Stomachs Species examined Total Prey ...
... prey belonging to various orders . In Table XVII the data relating to the ' AA ' group are presented in relation to the various species of tree- frogs whose food habits I have studied : TABLE XVII Stomachs Species examined Total Prey ...
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