Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xviii
... RELATION TO NOCTURNAL HABITS III IV CONCEALMENT IN RELATION TO NESTING HABITS THE GENERAL RELATION BETWEEN CRYPTIC APPEARANCE AND CRYPTIC BEHAVIOUR 117 119 122 131 8. CONCEALMENT IN OFFENCE I SURPRISE AS A FACTOR IN THE ATTACK II THE ...
... RELATION TO NOCTURNAL HABITS III IV CONCEALMENT IN RELATION TO NESTING HABITS THE GENERAL RELATION BETWEEN CRYPTIC APPEARANCE AND CRYPTIC BEHAVIOUR 117 119 122 131 8. CONCEALMENT IN OFFENCE I SURPRISE AS A FACTOR IN THE ATTACK II THE ...
Page xxii
... RELATION TO THE TIME OF REST IV SPECIAL RESEMBLANCES IN RELATION TO THE PLACE OF REST 347 348 VI V SPECIAL RESEMBLANCES IN RELATION TO THE ATTITUDE OF REST SPECIAL PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCE EFFECTED BY SPECIALLY PREPARED 350 SURROUNDINGS 3 ...
... RELATION TO THE TIME OF REST IV SPECIAL RESEMBLANCES IN RELATION TO THE PLACE OF REST 347 348 VI V SPECIAL RESEMBLANCES IN RELATION TO THE ATTITUDE OF REST SPECIAL PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCE EFFECTED BY SPECIALLY PREPARED 350 SURROUNDINGS 3 ...
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... relation to other adaptations , 152-155 , 173 , 431-432 , 436 , 438 ; relation to habitat , 116-117 , 155 , 327-328 ; need for perfection of , 156-159 ; relation to stillness and movement , 161-163 ; relation to colour perception , 163 ...
... relation to other adaptations , 152-155 , 173 , 431-432 , 436 , 438 ; relation to habitat , 116-117 , 155 , 327-328 ; need for perfection of , 156-159 ; relation to stillness and movement , 161-163 ; relation to colour perception , 163 ...
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