Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 185
... spider and happened with its front leg to touch a thread from the spider's carpet . At the instant of this touch the spider shot from its seat with the rapidity of a projectile . It was not a mere drop , but a violent leap after which ...
... spider and happened with its front leg to touch a thread from the spider's carpet . At the instant of this touch the spider shot from its seat with the rapidity of a projectile . It was not a mere drop , but a violent leap after which ...
Page 356
... spider and pellet , though at first sight undermining the principle of protection , turns out to be an exception that proves the rule . The spider is black and white ; the pellet is brown . But the moment I touched the leaf to which the ...
... spider and pellet , though at first sight undermining the principle of protection , turns out to be an exception that proves the rule . The spider is black and white ; the pellet is brown . But the moment I touched the leaf to which the ...
Page 394
... Spider I found in Java which simulated a patch just like this ! I plucked the leaf by the petiole while so cogitating , and looked at it half listlessly for some moments , mentally remarking how closely that other spider had copied ...
... Spider I found in Java which simulated a patch just like this ! I plucked the leaf by the petiole while so cogitating , and looked at it half listlessly for some moments , mentally remarking how closely that other spider had copied ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antenn¿ 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 larv¿ 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