Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the throat and general appearance of discomfort the toad probably being stung . Having eaten a third bee shortly after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled ...
... bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the throat and general appearance of discomfort the toad probably being stung . Having eaten a third bee shortly after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled ...
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... bees during the week . But it is the daily distribution of this numerical record that is so significant : these are the figures : 1. Number of toads which ate bees : 25 , 16 , 10 , 6 , 5 , 3 , o 2. Number of bees eaten : 45 , 41 , 18 ...
... bees during the week . But it is the daily distribution of this numerical record that is so significant : these are the figures : 1. Number of toads which ate bees : 25 , 16 , 10 , 6 , 5 , 3 , o 2. Number of bees eaten : 45 , 41 , 18 ...
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... bees had been available for a month before the second set of trials was begun , and that nothing at all had Number of bees caten DAYS 1 22 21 23 30 47 32 24 + 25 5 26 6 27 7 Exp I 28 Exp I SETIES C - E JExp . Is Exp Io O FIG . 60 ...
... bees had been available for a month before the second set of trials was begun , and that nothing at all had Number of bees caten DAYS 1 22 21 23 30 47 32 24 + 25 5 26 6 27 7 Exp I 28 Exp I SETIES C - E JExp . Is Exp Io O FIG . 60 ...
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