Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 11
... 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 genera such as Anolis , Iguana and ...
... 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 genera such as Anolis , Iguana and ...
Page 99
... living on sticks , like many Brachytronini , may be dark- brown or black , with more or less secondary loss of pattern ; others living on rocks are either black , or grey , or brown , like the colour of their surroundings . Secondly ...
... living on sticks , like many Brachytronini , may be dark- brown or black , with more or less secondary loss of pattern ; others living on rocks are either black , or grey , or brown , like the colour of their surroundings . Secondly ...
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... living with anemones , and from his interesting and significant observations , the following facts may be mentioned . The Damsel - fishes are apparently unable to exist without their anemones , upon which they depend absolutely for ...
... living with anemones , and from his interesting and significant observations , the following facts may be mentioned . The Damsel - fishes are apparently unable to exist without their anemones , upon which they depend absolutely for ...
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