Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Hugh Bamford Cott. ( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural Modi- fications - A very different deceptive arrangement making for apparent flatness is that which depends upon structural modifications in the form of ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. ( 4 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Structural Modi- fications - A very different deceptive arrangement making for apparent flatness is that which depends upon structural modifications in the form of ...
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... deceptive appearance of thinness and flatness , except when viewed from immediately above ' ( 440 ) . ( 5 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Resemblances to Curled Leaves - Finally , there are other leaf simulators which get ...
... deceptive appearance of thinness and flatness , except when viewed from immediately above ' ( 440 ) . ( 5 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by Resemblances to Curled Leaves - Finally , there are other leaf simulators which get ...
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... deceptive appearance to some familiar object such as a cluster of flowers , or the dropping of a bird , and thus enhancing self - effacement rather than self - advertisement . I have referred elsewhere ( p . 331 ) to the caterpillars of ...
... deceptive appearance to some familiar object such as a cluster of flowers , or the dropping of a bird , and thus enhancing self - effacement rather than self - advertisement . I have referred elsewhere ( p . 331 ) to the caterpillars of ...
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