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This is the case , for instance , in the Angel Fish , whose transverse dark bars
break the countershaded body into a series of vertical dark and light bands which
doubtless harmonize with the background of river weeds against which it is likely
...
This is the case , for instance , in the Angel Fish , whose transverse dark bars
break the countershaded body into a series of vertical dark and light bands which
doubtless harmonize with the background of river weeds against which it is likely
...
Page 312
But , chameleon - like , they can all change colour in less than an hour ,
according to the light or darker conditions of environment . ' In addition to ... Also ,
there is frequently the suggestion of a mid - rib painted in dark pigment along the
side .
But , chameleon - like , they can all change colour in less than an hour ,
according to the light or darker conditions of environment . ' In addition to ... Also ,
there is frequently the suggestion of a mid - rib painted in dark pigment along the
side .
Page 319
Along the mid - dorsal line was a dark green longitudinal stripe . On its sides was
a series of oblique stripes , triangular in shape and divided into light and dark
areas . This large caterpillar fed on an Anonaceous shrub with large oval leaves .
Along the mid - dorsal line was a dark green longitudinal stripe . On its sides was
a series of oblique stripes , triangular in shape and divided into light and dark
areas . This large caterpillar fed on an Anonaceous shrub with large oval leaves .
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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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