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Page 91
Defining his ' Law of Structure ' , Tylor writes : ' Coloration , especially when
diversified , follows the chief lines of ... that the patterns of snakes are related to
underlying skeletal structures — the vertebr¿ and ribs ; and that the markings of
birds ...
Defining his ' Law of Structure ' , Tylor writes : ' Coloration , especially when
diversified , follows the chief lines of ... that the patterns of snakes are related to
underlying skeletal structures — the vertebr¿ and ribs ; and that the markings of
birds ...
Page 152
( 4 ) Disruptive Patterns Independent of Underlying Structure - In regard to the
patterns and markings of animals , attempts have been made by Tylor ... these to
a basis of underlying structures , such as ribs , nerves , blood - vessels and so on
.
( 4 ) Disruptive Patterns Independent of Underlying Structure - In regard to the
patterns and markings of animals , attempts have been made by Tylor ... these to
a basis of underlying structures , such as ribs , nerves , blood - vessels and so on
.
Page 430
Unconformity between structure and pattern is , of course , equally typical of
mimetic colour - schemes , which ... Here we find the nicest agreement between
the disposition of conspicuous patches and the shape of the structures upon
which ...
Unconformity between structure and pattern is , of course , equally typical of
mimetic colour - schemes , which ... Here we find the nicest agreement between
the disposition of conspicuous patches and the shape of the structures upon
which ...
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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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