Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... individuals tend to resemble closely the tint of the particular flower inhabited . For instance , Packard ( 452 ) found in Maine that in early summer , during June and July , when the greater mass of flowers such as White Fleabane and ...
... individuals tend to resemble closely the tint of the particular flower inhabited . For instance , Packard ( 452 ) found in Maine that in early summer , during June and July , when the greater mass of flowers such as White Fleabane and ...
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... individuals and by species . His method is to lump all the records together , so that the stomach contents of some 80,000 individuals belonging to over 500 species of birds scattered through the Nearctic region , and taken from every ...
... individuals and by species . His method is to lump all the records together , so that the stomach contents of some 80,000 individuals belonging to over 500 species of birds scattered through the Nearctic region , and taken from every ...
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... individuals of Mantis religiosa exposed against a revealing background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown ...
... individuals of Mantis religiosa exposed against a revealing background — green on brown and brown on green- ( black line ) ; and ( ii ) among 40 individuals exposed against a harmonizing background - green on green and brown on brown ...
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