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Page 11
In the forest , as already mentioned , many species living among twigs and
foliage are predominantly green ; and this coloration bears no particular relation
to the animals ' systematic position . It occurs , for instance , in a number of
Iguanid ...
In the forest , as already mentioned , many species living among twigs and
foliage are predominantly green ; and this coloration bears no particular relation
to the animals ' systematic position . It occurs , for instance , in a number of
Iguanid ...
Page 99
On the other hand , larv¿ living on the river bottom , or amongst water weeds ,
wear cryptic patterns which are effective in making them inconspicuous both to
enemies and prey . Not only do the patterns occur especially in the species which
...
On the other hand , larv¿ living on the river bottom , or amongst water weeds ,
wear cryptic patterns which are effective in making them inconspicuous both to
enemies and prey . Not only do the patterns occur especially in the species which
...
Page 237
In the Bay of Batavia , Java , Verwey found five species of Damsel -
fishesPremnas biaculeatus , Amphiprion ephippium , A . polymnus , A . percula ,
and A . akallopisus — living with anemones , and from his interesting and
significant ...
In the Bay of Batavia , Java , Verwey found five species of Damsel -
fishesPremnas biaculeatus , Amphiprion ephippium , A . polymnus , A . percula ,
and A . akallopisus — living with anemones , and from his interesting and
significant ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Methuen, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 mai 2006 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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