Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards con- cealment , but as Chalmers Mitchell ...
... young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards con- cealment , but as Chalmers Mitchell ...
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... young is another feature bearing upon the question of immunity . Writing of Grison furax , W. H. Hudson ( 276 ) says : ' I once surprised a weasel in the act of removing her young , or conducting them , rather ; and when she was forced ...
... young is another feature bearing upon the question of immunity . Writing of Grison furax , W. H. Hudson ( 276 ) says : ' I once surprised a weasel in the act of removing her young , or conducting them , rather ; and when she was forced ...
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... young , 22 , 83 ; sitting close at nest , 125 , 128 ; crouching instinct in young , 133 Patagonian Cavy , 61 Pattern ( see Disruptive Coloration , Co- incident Disruptive Coloration ) Peacock , 172 Peacock Butterfly , colour - vision in ...
... young , 22 , 83 ; sitting close at nest , 125 , 128 ; crouching instinct in young , 133 Patagonian Cavy , 61 Pattern ( see Disruptive Coloration , Co- incident Disruptive Coloration ) Peacock , 172 Peacock Butterfly , colour - vision in ...
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