Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xvii
... RESEMBLANCE I GENERAL RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS II CONVERGENCE IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES PAGE 5 ...
... RESEMBLANCE I GENERAL RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS II CONVERGENCE IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES PAGE 5 ...
Page xxi
... RESEMBLANCE I. SPECIAL RESEMBLANCE TO PARTICULAR OBJECTS 290 292 294 295 297 303 304 I LEAF - RESEMBLANCE IN VERTEBRATES 311 II DIFFERENT METHODS BY WHICH THE APPEARANCE OF THINNESS IS PRODUCED 317 III SPECIAL RESEMBLANCE TO BARK 322 IV ...
... RESEMBLANCE I. SPECIAL RESEMBLANCE TO PARTICULAR OBJECTS 290 292 294 295 297 303 304 I LEAF - RESEMBLANCE IN VERTEBRATES 311 II DIFFERENT METHODS BY WHICH THE APPEARANCE OF THINNESS IS PRODUCED 317 III SPECIAL RESEMBLANCE TO BARK 322 IV ...
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... resemblance and aggressive mimetic resemblance - as seen in the eggs of many wading birds and cuckoos , which simulate , respectively , their general surroundings , and the eggs of the foster - birds in whose nests they are deposited ...
... resemblance and aggressive mimetic resemblance - as seen in the eggs of many wading birds and cuckoos , which simulate , respectively , their general surroundings , and the eggs of the foster - birds in whose nests they are deposited ...
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