Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 38
... becomes as conspicuous as in life she was difficult to see . II . COUNTERSHADING PRODUCED BY BLENDED PATTERNS ... become blended with distance was put forward and discussed by J. C. Mottram in 1915 ( 424 ) . This device depends ...
... becomes as conspicuous as in life she was difficult to see . II . COUNTERSHADING PRODUCED BY BLENDED PATTERNS ... become blended with distance was put forward and discussed by J. C. Mottram in 1915 ( 424 ) . This device depends ...
Page 40
... become more widely separated towards the under surfaces - a scheme based upon the arrangement seen in Fig . 2 , No. 9 . The Fishing Cat ( Felis viverrina ) illustrates the same principle . Here the dorsal stripes break up laterally into ...
... become more widely separated towards the under surfaces - a scheme based upon the arrangement seen in Fig . 2 , No. 9 . The Fishing Cat ( Felis viverrina ) illustrates the same principle . Here the dorsal stripes break up laterally into ...
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... become still more saturated and intense . Thus for a moment ' , writes Holmes , the two black spots stand out most vividly on the background of the iridescent white animal . ' Some- times this pattern is accentuated by marked flattening ...
... become still more saturated and intense . Thus for a moment ' , writes Holmes , the two black spots stand out most vividly on the background of the iridescent white animal . ' Some- times this pattern is accentuated by marked flattening ...
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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adaptive coloration advertisement Africa antennæ aposematic appearance attack attitude background bark bees beetles behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab Crustacea cryptic coloration cryptic resemblance dark deceptive device display disruptive pattern dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments fact feeding figs fishes frogs function geckos genus grasshoppers green grey groups of animals habits head Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct Journ larva larvæ later leaf Lepidoptera light lizards London mammals mantis markings mimetic mimicry mimics moths nature nest Nightjars observed optical Orthoptera Pará patches pigment Polychrus marmoratus Poulton predators prey principle Proc procryptic protective referred relation remarkable rest seen shade shadow significant similar snakes species specimens spider Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina toads tone tropical various visual warning coloration wings yellow Zool