Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... slopes are the pale buff and tawny hues of the soil . But on an extensive lava flow in this region the White - throated Wood - rat and the Rock Pocket - mouse , characteristic of the adjacent mountain slopes , are replaced by black ...
... slopes are the pale buff and tawny hues of the soil . But on an extensive lava flow in this region the White - throated Wood - rat and the Rock Pocket - mouse , characteristic of the adjacent mountain slopes , are replaced by black ...
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... slope for the young one , which was left behind , and came towards us . It was very pretty , with its snow - white bushy tail laid over its black back . We were , however , afraid to touch it , fearing that , young as it was , it might ...
... slope for the young one , which was left behind , and came towards us . It was very pretty , with its snow - white bushy tail laid over its black back . We were , however , afraid to touch it , fearing that , young as it was , it might ...
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... slopes of an extinct volcano in Lanzarote ; in the luxuriant rain - forests of South America , or on the rocky summit of a Scottish mountain . Nor are they restricted to one phylum or to a few families . Wherever lichen forms a ...
... slopes of an extinct volcano in Lanzarote ; in the luxuriant rain - forests of South America , or on the rocky summit of a Scottish mountain . Nor are they restricted to one phylum or to a few families . Wherever lichen forms a ...
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