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Page 77
( 4 ) Coincident Disruptive Patterns in Orthoptera — We may conclude the
present brief survey of coincident body markings by examining the very perfect
development of this system of camouflage among various Orthoptera . In its
simplest form ...
( 4 ) Coincident Disruptive Patterns in Orthoptera — We may conclude the
present brief survey of coincident body markings by examining the very perfect
development of this system of camouflage among various Orthoptera . In its
simplest form ...
Page 116
The most that can be achieved under such circumstances is a compromising or
average uniform , an unspecialized colour - scheme of general utility , which in
the changing scenes of life may be now better , and now worse , but rarely perfect
...
The most that can be achieved under such circumstances is a compromising or
average uniform , an unspecialized colour - scheme of general utility , which in
the changing scenes of life may be now better , and now worse , but rarely perfect
...
Page 346
These fish were generally floating about on their side , and Mortensen states that
the resemblance between the young fishes and the wooden fragments ( both of
which he has figured ) was so perfect that he found it nearly impossible to ...
These fish were generally floating about on their side , and Mortensen states that
the resemblance between the young fishes and the wooden fragments ( both of
which he has figured ) was so perfect that he found it nearly impossible to ...
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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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