Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Hugh Bamford Cott. 19 YOUNG WOODCOCK IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS 20 YOUNG ARCTIC TERN IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS 21 KASSINA SENEGALENSIS MEGALIXALUS FORNASINII 22 SHINISAURUS CROCODILURUS CORYTHOPHANES CRISTATUS SPILOTES PULLATUS VIPERA ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. 19 YOUNG WOODCOCK IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS 20 YOUNG ARCTIC TERN IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS 21 KASSINA SENEGALENSIS MEGALIXALUS FORNASINII 22 SHINISAURUS CROCODILURUS CORYTHOPHANES CRISTATUS SPILOTES PULLATUS VIPERA ...
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... surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed with Vanessa urticæ and V. io , and also Pieris brassica and P. rapæ , that the pupal adjustment was due to extreme sensibility of the larvæ to reflected light when in their final resting position ...
... surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed with Vanessa urticæ and V. io , and also Pieris brassica and P. rapæ , that the pupal adjustment was due to extreme sensibility of the larvæ to reflected light when in their final resting position ...
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... surroundings , it would be more embarrassing to have to explain the absence of such chance likenesses , than their occurrence . Their inevitable existence does enforce the demand — so often stressed in these pages for inquiry and proof ...
... surroundings , it would be more embarrassing to have to explain the absence of such chance likenesses , than their occurrence . Their inevitable existence does enforce the demand — so often stressed in these pages for inquiry and proof ...
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