Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... PRINCIPLE OF DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS CONTRAST 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN $ 450 44 45 47 53 54 13 EQUES ...
... PRINCIPLE OF DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS CONTRAST 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN $ 450 44 45 47 53 54 13 EQUES ...
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... principle has , of course , a special application in any attempt to D FIG . 7. - Diagrams illustrating the principle of maximum disruptive contrast , and showing the distractive effect upon the eye of patterns which contrast as ...
... principle has , of course , a special application in any attempt to D FIG . 7. - Diagrams illustrating the principle of maximum disruptive contrast , and showing the distractive effect upon the eye of patterns which contrast as ...
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... principle we may consider the pattern of the Phalangid Phalangium opilio . Here once more we find that the wonder- fully deceptive appearance , when seen against broken surroundings , is essentially due to the special arrangement of ...
... principle we may consider the pattern of the Phalangid Phalangium opilio . Here once more we find that the wonder- fully deceptive appearance , when seen against broken surroundings , is essentially due to the special arrangement of ...
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