Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 62
... surface continuity , do so in a crude way . At best , flat patches of contrasted tones serve to throw the surface into a number of flat optical planes which to the eye strongly suggest discontinuity . But if , in addition to violent ...
... surface continuity , do so in a crude way . At best , flat patches of contrasted tones serve to throw the surface into a number of flat optical planes which to the eye strongly suggest discontinuity . But if , in addition to violent ...
Page 65
... 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 patterns of snakes and caterpillars , and here again I shall attempt to make my meaning ...
... 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 patterns of snakes and caterpillars , and here again I shall attempt to make my meaning ...
Page 93
... surfaces of solid bodies for two fundamental purposes - namely , for the disguise of surface , and for the obliteration of contour . Hitherto we have examined the deceptive appearance produced in the surface form of different animals by ...
... surfaces of solid bodies for two fundamental purposes - namely , for the disguise of surface , and for the obliteration of contour . Hitherto we have examined the deceptive appearance produced in the surface form of different animals by ...
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