Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 214
... turning over on their backs or otherwise exposing the ventral surfaces when in extreme danger . This habit , which ... turned over , it flops back again into the same position . Both the Fire - bellied Toad ( Bombinator igneus ) and ...
... turning over on their backs or otherwise exposing the ventral surfaces when in extreme danger . This habit , which ... turned over , it flops back again into the same position . Both the Fire - bellied Toad ( Bombinator igneus ) and ...
Page 243
... turned aside , it was noticed that the animal had turned over , so that its back was now directed towards them . Interested in this , they walked round the animal , pretending to take no notice of it , and on again looking round at it ...
... turned aside , it was noticed that the animal had turned over , so that its back was now directed towards them . Interested in this , they walked round the animal , pretending to take no notice of it , and on again looking round at it ...
Page 282
... turned to watch two or three bees crawl- ing about the platform , and then walked away from them without attempting to feed , jumping off the hive at 2 minutes . Replaced : bees within easy striking distance were ignored . She turned ...
... turned to watch two or three bees crawl- ing about the platform , and then walked away from them without attempting to feed , jumping off the hive at 2 minutes . Replaced : bees within easy striking distance were ignored . She turned ...
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