Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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... similar white marks becoming more densely crowded . Mottram has applied this principle to the study of patterns in ... similar to that of counter- shaded patternless animals like the Ass . A similar device is seen in Hardwick's Civet ...
... similar white marks becoming more densely crowded . Mottram has applied this principle to the study of patterns in ... similar to that of counter- shaded patternless animals like the Ass . A similar device is seen in Hardwick's Civet ...
Page 143
... similar tactics . When hunting , spiders of the family Salticidæ may be seen to halt on sighting a fly . They then proceed to work in very gradually , moving with ' a stealthy cat - like creep ' , followed by ' a lightning leap over the ...
... similar tactics . When hunting , spiders of the family Salticidæ may be seen to halt on sighting a fly . They then proceed to work in very gradually , moving with ' a stealthy cat - like creep ' , followed by ' a lightning leap over the ...
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... similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ... similar instances occur among aposematic lizards , cater- pillars , butterflies , grasshoppers , and other animals . A ...
... similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ... similar instances occur among aposematic lizards , cater- pillars , butterflies , grasshoppers , and other animals . A ...
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