Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... travelling companion , Mr. L. C. Bushby , of the Zoological Society of London , for the opportunities he has afforded for the study of living insects in the Society's Gardens . I owe a debt of gratitude to the Colston Research Society ...
... travelling companion , Mr. L. C. Bushby , of the Zoological Society of London , for the opportunities he has afforded for the study of living insects in the Society's Gardens . I owe a debt of gratitude to the Colston Research Society ...
Page 144
... travelling at high speeds , is noisy . Coward states that the rush of a swooping Peregrine when heard at close quarters is like the sound of a rocket ' . However , the circumstances of the attack are such that flight noises can scarcely ...
... travelling at high speeds , is noisy . Coward states that the rush of a swooping Peregrine when heard at close quarters is like the sound of a rocket ' . However , the circumstances of the attack are such that flight noises can scarcely ...
Page 145
... travelling at a higher speed ' . In owls the rear margins of all primary feathers bear a fringe , somewhat like the fringe of a shawl . These trailing edges are evidently designed to deal with air - flow , allow- ing the upper and lower ...
... travelling at a higher speed ' . In owls the rear margins of all primary feathers bear a fringe , somewhat like the fringe of a shawl . These trailing edges are evidently designed to deal with air - flow , allow- ing the upper and lower ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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