Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 239
... wasps , bees , and ants frequented are typically among the most virulent and vicious members of the group , namely , species of Polybia , Polistes , Apis , and Azteca . For example , writing of Polybia rejecta , the usual wasp ...
... wasps , bees , and ants frequented are typically among the most virulent and vicious members of the group , namely , species of Polybia , Polistes , Apis , and Azteca . For example , writing of Polybia rejecta , the usual wasp ...
Page 293
... wasp but immediately rejected it , shaking and wiping their bills . Bread with a living wasp attached to it was invariably passed over ; and that this was not simply due to distrust of unknown food was shown by the fact that when a ...
... wasp but immediately rejected it , shaking and wiping their bills . Bread with a living wasp attached to it was invariably passed over ; and that this was not simply due to distrust of unknown food was shown by the fact that when a ...
Page 408
... wasp - mimics are exces- sively rare amongst non - mimetic flies ' . Yet in the mimics concerned , we find elongation of antennæ combined with a number of other wasp - like characters involving many modifications both of colour and ...
... wasp - mimics are exces- sively rare amongst non - mimetic flies ' . Yet in the mimics concerned , we find elongation of antennæ combined with a number of other wasp - like characters involving many modifications both of colour and ...
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