Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... leaf butterfly Kallima , and like the butterfly , the fish bears on its surface lines of pigment and spots like those found in decaying leaves . In these two genera , then , a similar appearance has been attained in a diametri- cally ...
... leaf butterfly Kallima , and like the butterfly , the fish bears on its surface lines of pigment and spots like those found in decaying leaves . In these two genera , then , a similar appearance has been attained in a diametri- cally ...
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... Leaves - Finally , there are other leaf simulators which get round the slimming problem in another way - or rather , they evade the problem altogether by resembling a curled or crumpled leaf - their bodily substance comfortably stowed ...
... Leaves - Finally , there are other leaf simulators which get round the slimming problem in another way - or rather , they evade the problem altogether by resembling a curled or crumpled leaf - their bodily substance comfortably stowed ...
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... leaf . This attitude and resemblance were remarkable enough , but still more impressive were the movements of the insect . . . though there is not much wind on the forest - floor , yet the leaves are not always quite still . They ...
... leaf . This attitude and resemblance were remarkable enough , but still more impressive were the movements of the insect . . . though there is not much wind on the forest - floor , yet the leaves are not always quite still . They ...
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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