Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page viii
... adaptive coloration . Even if it were possible for a case - hardened sceptic to dismiss as accidental such isolated facts as the co - existence , in various stingless insects , of a resemblance to bees or wasps on the one hand and on ...
... adaptive coloration . Even if it were possible for a case - hardened sceptic to dismiss as accidental such isolated facts as the co - existence , in various stingless insects , of a resemblance to bees or wasps on the one hand and on ...
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Hugh Bamford Cott. CONCLUSION PAGE I ADAPTIVE COLORATION AND OPTICAL PRINCIPLES II ADAPTIVE COLORATION AND VISUAL PERCEPTION III PATTERN AND ANATOMY 427 428 IV PATTERN AND AFFINITY V 430 COLORATION AND ADAPTATION VI ADAPTIVE COLORATION ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. CONCLUSION PAGE I ADAPTIVE COLORATION AND OPTICAL PRINCIPLES II ADAPTIVE COLORATION AND VISUAL PERCEPTION III PATTERN AND ANATOMY 427 428 IV PATTERN AND AFFINITY V 430 COLORATION AND ADAPTATION VI ADAPTIVE COLORATION ...
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... adaptive coloration - of the principle of adaptive radiation , by which is meant the superficial difference in form and structure of related animals due to adaptation to different modes of life , as shown chiefly by the divergent ...
... adaptive coloration - of the principle of adaptive radiation , by which is meant the superficial difference in form and structure of related animals due to adaptation to different modes of life , as shown chiefly by the divergent ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
COLOUR RESEMBLANCE DUE TO CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE BACKGROUNDS | 18 |
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