Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... side . This stripe , as will be seen in Fig . 29 , ends in front beneath the eye , and extends over the side of the head and thorax to the base of the hind leg , where it continues without break along the lower side of the femur , while ...
... side . This stripe , as will be seen in Fig . 29 , ends in front beneath the eye , and extends over the side of the head and thorax to the base of the hind leg , where it continues without break along the lower side of the femur , while ...
Page 316
... side of the body and down the outer side of the thigh . This causes the ventral surface to be thrown into deep shade , the shaded area being sharply limited above by the projecting lateral fold . Thus the only conspicuous part of the ...
... side of the body and down the outer side of the thigh . This causes the ventral surface to be thrown into deep shade , the shaded area being sharply limited above by the projecting lateral fold . Thus the only conspicuous part of the ...
Page 392
... side to side as it progressed , and commenced to climb one of the twigs . This twig , however , bore only green buds and unripe fruit . When the Mantis reached the tip of the twig and found no flowers , it remained still for a few ...
... side to side as it progressed , and commenced to climb one of the twigs . This twig , however , bore only green buds and unripe fruit . When the Mantis reached the tip of the twig and found no flowers , it remained still for a few ...
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