Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 26
... yellow , the grasshoppers still feed in the same spots , but now they are brown and scorched - looking , in the ... yellow individuals being detected . Subsequently , during late July and early August , when the Golden Rod begins to ...
... yellow , the grasshoppers still feed in the same spots , but now they are brown and scorched - looking , in the ... yellow individuals being detected . Subsequently , during late July and early August , when the Golden Rod begins to ...
Page 27
... yellow abdomen from the yellow corolla of Ranunculus acris to the greenish - white Viola tricolor , it gradually assumed the colour of its new surroundings ; while a white - and- green individual became clear yellow when removed from ...
... yellow abdomen from the yellow corolla of Ranunculus acris to the greenish - white Viola tricolor , it gradually assumed the colour of its new surroundings ; while a white - and- green individual became clear yellow when removed from ...
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... yellow abdomen - a display which effectively deterred Carpenter's monkey from further advances ( 79 ) . In the white Lymantriid Arctornis producta the tip of the abdomen , which is surrounded by yellow hairs , is protruded dorsally ...
... yellow abdomen - a display which effectively deterred Carpenter's monkey from further advances ( 79 ) . In the white Lymantriid Arctornis producta the tip of the abdomen , which is surrounded by yellow hairs , is protruded dorsally ...
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