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Page 38
Now the compensating effect of light and shade on dark and light surfaces is
upset ; the optical illusion is destroyed ; and in death she becomes as
conspicuous as in life she was difficult to see . II . COUNTERSHADING
PRODUCED BY ...
Now the compensating effect of light and shade on dark and light surfaces is
upset ; the optical illusion is destroyed ; and in death she becomes as
conspicuous as in life she was difficult to see . II . COUNTERSHADING
PRODUCED BY ...
Page 40
little countershading ; but this deficiency is compensated for by the black spots ,
which are closer together on the back , and become more widely separated
towards the under surfaces — a scheme based upon the arrangement seen in
Fig .
little countershading ; but this deficiency is compensated for by the black spots ,
which are closer together on the back , and become more widely separated
towards the under surfaces — a scheme based upon the arrangement seen in
Fig .
Page 224
Then follows a rapid and complete paling of the rest of the animal , while the
black spots themselves become still more saturated and intense . Thus for a
moment ' , writes Holmes , ' the two black spots stand out most vividly on the
background ...
Then follows a rapid and complete paling of the rest of the animal , while the
black spots themselves become still more saturated and intense . Thus for a
moment ' , writes Holmes , ' the two black spots stand out most vividly on the
background ...
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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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