Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... kind lying on top . Later they do not touch the other kind , even if it is lying above the glass plate . Such training would not be possible unless the hens could distinguish the various shapes . ' In the light of these and similar ...
... kind lying on top . Later they do not touch the other kind , even if it is lying above the glass plate . Such training would not be possible unless the hens could distinguish the various shapes . ' In the light of these and similar ...
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... kind are widespread throughout the animal kingdom , but here we can only mention a few before passing on to the next class of display phenomena . Among birds expansion displays as different as the species which exhibit them — are common ...
... kind are widespread throughout the animal kingdom , but here we can only mention a few before passing on to the next class of display phenomena . Among birds expansion displays as different as the species which exhibit them — are common ...
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... kind of trench , deep and black , more or less surrounded by a whitish border . By the kind permission of Mr. Seth Smith I am able to reproduce here a sketch taken from one of his photographs showing the animal in its remarkable display ...
... kind of trench , deep and black , more or less surrounded by a whitish border . By the kind permission of Mr. Seth Smith I am able to reproduce here a sketch taken from one of his photographs showing the animal in its remarkable display ...
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