Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 146
... believe that some of them will some- times creep close up to a herd of game below the wind , whilst one or more of their number go round to the other side . The buffaloes , zebras , or antelopes at once get the scent of these latter ...
... believe that some of them will some- times creep close up to a herd of game below the wind , whilst one or more of their number go round to the other side . The buffaloes , zebras , or antelopes at once get the scent of these latter ...
Page 206
... believe , therefore , that these and similar seasonal changes in the relative abun- dance of aposematic as compared with other insects is related to the stress of life in the critical periods of food shortage . This conception opens up ...
... believe , therefore , that these and similar seasonal changes in the relative abun- dance of aposematic as compared with other insects is related to the stress of life in the critical periods of food shortage . This conception opens up ...
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... believe , they have an advertising function , that is what we should expect in view of the overwhelming importance of vision in the hunting and selection of food by active predatory vertebrates . But it is significant that in general ...
... believe , they have an advertising function , that is what we should expect in view of the overwhelming importance of vision in the hunting and selection of food by active predatory vertebrates . But it is significant that in general ...
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