Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 123
... nest in exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher — a species in which both sexes are highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus ...
... nest in exposed places . An apparent exception is presented by the Oyster - Catcher — a species in which both sexes are highly conspicuous and which breeds quite in the open . But in this case the parent bird is a strong flyer and thus ...
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... nests , a good proportion of which were old and abandoned , indicating an old colony ; in the same locality , in a Melicocca bijuga , a Cœreba nest completely surrounded by 57 medium - sized and small Polistes nests , all occupied , so ...
... nests , a good proportion of which were old and abandoned , indicating an old colony ; in the same locality , in a Melicocca bijuga , a Cœreba nest completely surrounded by 57 medium - sized and small Polistes nests , all occupied , so ...
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... nest or young . Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics , which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order ...
... nest or young . Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics , which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order ...
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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