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Page 119
Inconspicuousness is , and can only be , effective when combined with immobility
; and this fact has sometimes been used as an argument against its general
usefulness in active animals such as birds . But that is to put the cart before the ...
Inconspicuousness is , and can only be , effective when combined with immobility
; and this fact has sometimes been used as an argument against its general
usefulness in active animals such as birds . But that is to put the cart before the ...
Page 142
In their mutual relationships , the hunted animal plays a passive , the hunter an
active , part . The former , as we have seen , may remain motionless by day , or
when danger threatens , and so escape observation . The latter , on the contrary
...
In their mutual relationships , the hunted animal plays a passive , the hunter an
active , part . The former , as we have seen , may remain motionless by day , or
when danger threatens , and so escape observation . The latter , on the contrary
...
Page 262
Most predators are active creatures : it is often impossible to approach them
closely : their movements can rarely be predicted , and seldom followed for long .
There are , however , certain circumstances , quite apart from casual or chance ...
Most predators are active creatures : it is often impossible to approach them
closely : their movements can rarely be predicted , and seldom followed for long .
There are , however , certain circumstances , quite apart from casual or chance ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 mai 2006 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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