Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 148
... instance , the combined use in one animal of colour - harmony , obliterative shading , and disruptive coloration - to say nothing of habits which in relation to an animal's particular surroundings and mode of life add further ...
... instance , the combined use in one animal of colour - harmony , obliterative shading , and disruptive coloration - to say nothing of habits which in relation to an animal's particular surroundings and mode of life add further ...
Page 149
... instance , as the Sargasso weed , or the bark of forest trees , or the sand and rock of desert wastes , or the sandy bottom of in - shore seas , many members , or even a great proportion of the whole fauna , reproduce the coloration ...
... instance , as the Sargasso weed , or the bark of forest trees , or the sand and rock of desert wastes , or the sandy bottom of in - shore seas , many members , or even a great proportion of the whole fauna , reproduce the coloration ...
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... instance , to take an example from the Lacertilia : one of the most beautiful cases of lichen - resemblance of which I have personal acquaintance in the field is that of the lizard Agama atricollis . In a belt of rain forest at Ama ...
... instance , to take an example from the Lacertilia : one of the most beautiful cases of lichen - resemblance of which I have personal acquaintance in the field is that of the lizard Agama atricollis . In a belt of rain forest at Ama ...
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 antenn¿ 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 larv¿ 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