Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... Larvæ and Pupa- In a classical series of experiments conducted many years ago , Poulton proved that certain Lepidopterous larvæ and pupæ possess the power of acquiring the coloration of their immediate surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed ...
... Larvæ and Pupa- In a classical series of experiments conducted many years ago , Poulton proved that certain Lepidopterous larvæ and pupæ possess the power of acquiring the coloration of their immediate surroundings ( 491 ) . He showed ...
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... larvæ were placed and 15 Hebrew Character ( Taniocampa gothica ) larvæ on the hawthorn . The former , brown and twig - like , were very inconspicuous : the latter , green in colour , were moderately so . In addition , nettles bearing 17 ...
... larvæ were placed and 15 Hebrew Character ( Taniocampa gothica ) larvæ on the hawthorn . The former , brown and twig - like , were very inconspicuous : the latter , green in colour , were moderately so . In addition , nettles bearing 17 ...
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... Larvæ and Pupæ , and of a Phyto- phagous Hymenopterous larva . Trans . Ent . Soc . London , pp . 27-60 , 1 Pl . 1885. The Essential Nature of the Colouring of Phytophagous Larvæ ( and their Pupa ) ; with an Account of some Experiments ...
... Larvæ and Pupæ , and of a Phyto- phagous Hymenopterous larva . Trans . Ent . Soc . London , pp . 27-60 , 1 Pl . 1885. The Essential Nature of the Colouring of Phytophagous Larvæ ( and their Pupa ) ; with an Account of some Experiments ...
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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