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simple and complex . For while it is true that constructive shading operates
essentially by throwing a flat surface into optical relief , it may also serve to add
false relief to a surface already curved . Many beautiful examples are seen in the
cryptic ...
simple and complex . For while it is true that constructive shading operates
essentially by throwing a flat surface into optical relief , it may also serve to add
false relief to a surface already curved . Many beautiful examples are seen in the
cryptic ...
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IMITATION SHADOWS SUGGESTED BY DISRUPTIVE PATTERNS When
dealing with the appearance of projection due to light and shade, we have
already seen that deceptive visual effects may be achieved by two diametrically
opposite ...
IMITATION SHADOWS SUGGESTED BY DISRUPTIVE PATTERNS When
dealing with the appearance of projection due to light and shade, we have
already seen that deceptive visual effects may be achieved by two diametrically
opposite ...
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The undisputed fact remains, however, that of the range of colours seen by man,
or by animals whose visual perception is similar to that of man, those at the red
end of the spectrum, namely, red, orange, and yellow, do tend to stand out ...
The undisputed fact remains, however, that of the range of colours seen by man,
or by animals whose visual perception is similar to that of man, those at the red
end of the spectrum, namely, red, orange, and yellow, do tend to stand out ...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
VARIABLE COLOUR RESEMBLANCE | 20 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEALMENT BY COUNTERSHADING | 35 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Contributor | Julian Sorell Huxley |
| Publisher | Methuen & Company, Limited, 1940 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 15 jaan. 2009 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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