Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 115
... function of concealing coloration . Here we are no longer merely dealing with appearances per se , but with their value to the organism in which they are exhibited . This functional or ecological aspect of concealment opens up many ...
... function of concealing coloration . Here we are no longer merely dealing with appearances per se , but with their value to the organism in which they are exhibited . This functional or ecological aspect of concealment opens up many ...
Page 380
... function . Turning now to an entirely different group of animals , we find an analogous arrangement in Oriental ' flying ' lizards of the genus Draco . Here , again , it is the wing membrane which bears the ' flash colour ' . This ...
... function . Turning now to an entirely different group of animals , we find an analogous arrangement in Oriental ' flying ' lizards of the genus Draco . Here , again , it is the wing membrane which bears the ' flash colour ' . This ...
Page 386
... function is not to allure prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ... function . In the previous section we have considered animals possessing locally conspicuous marks — whose function is to ...
... function is not to allure prey with an imitation bait , but to bribe a predator with a real meal . It is also ... function . In the previous section we have considered animals possessing locally conspicuous marks — whose function is to ...
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