Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION 6 III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II VI IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES V COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT SEASONS : SEASONAL DIMORPHISM COLOUR ...
... COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION 6 III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II VI IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES V COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT SEASONS : SEASONAL DIMORPHISM COLOUR ...
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... colour discrimination as opposed to brightness discrimination . Inten- sity must not be confused with wave - length . The same colour may have widely different brightness values ; and conversely , different colours may have the same ...
... colour discrimination as opposed to brightness discrimination . Inten- sity must not be confused with wave - length . The same colour may have widely different brightness values ; and conversely , different colours may have the same ...
Page 165
... colour - perception exists in insects . However , insects do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings . Moreover , the spectral range is not the same for different orders of insects , nor even necessarily for ...
... colour - perception exists in insects . However , insects do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings . Moreover , the spectral range is not the same for different orders of insects , nor even necessarily for ...
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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