Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... frogs are poorly equipped for escape- they cannot fly , and at best their powers of locomotion are relatively feeble ... frogs by the naturalist and explorer , Thomas Belt ( 45 ) : In the woods around Santo Domingo there are many frogs ...
... frogs are poorly equipped for escape- they cannot fly , and at best their powers of locomotion are relatively feeble ... frogs by the naturalist and explorer , Thomas Belt ( 45 ) : In the woods around Santo Domingo there are many frogs ...
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... frogs and toads , and I therefore propose to deal here with the Anura in somewhat greater detail , in an attempt to show how the mental equipment and feeding behaviour of these animals is related to the theory of warning coloration . As ...
... frogs and toads , and I therefore propose to deal here with the Anura in somewhat greater detail , in an attempt to show how the mental equipment and feeding behaviour of these animals is related to the theory of warning coloration . As ...
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... frogs , only 20 , or 0.17 per cent . , belong to the typically aposematic group ' AA ' . It might , of course , be objected that frogs - feeding at random - disgorge the unpalatable insects after they have been captured and their ...
... frogs , only 20 , or 0.17 per cent . , belong to the typically aposematic group ' AA ' . It might , of course , be objected that frogs - feeding at random - disgorge the unpalatable insects after they have been captured and their ...
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