Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... colour in the organic world , and its special develop- ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led . to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain ...
... colour in the organic world , and its special develop- ments among certain groups of animals , I have been led . to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain ...
Page xii
... Colour - Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning Colours -Sexual Colours -- Typical Colours - The Nature of Colour - How Animal Colours are Produced ...
... Colour - Changes of Colour in Animals produced by Coloured Light- Classification of Organic Colours - Protective Colours - Warning Colours -Sexual Colours -- Typical Colours - The Nature of Colour - How Animal Colours are Produced ...
Page 64
... coloured flowers . When from some elevated point you can gaze down upon an unbroken expanse of woody vegetation , it ... colour , indicating the position of handsome flowering trees . The well - established relation between coloured ...
... coloured flowers . When from some elevated point you can gaze down upon an unbroken expanse of woody vegetation , it ... colour , indicating the position of handsome flowering trees . The well - established relation between coloured ...
Page 79
... colour , of the wings , and the distribution of the ribs or veins which form their framework . The minute scales or feathers with which the wings are clothed are coloured in regular patterns , which vary in accordance with the slightest ...
... colour , of the wings , and the distribution of the ribs or veins which form their framework . The minute scales or feathers with which the wings are clothed are coloured in regular patterns , which vary in accordance with the slightest ...
Page 110
... colour is concerned , from the sparrows , warblers , and thrushes of our northern climes . He will however , if observant , soon note that most of these dull colours are protective ; the groups to which they belong frequenting low ...
... colour is concerned , from the sparrows , warblers , and thrushes of our northern climes . He will however , if observant , soon note that most of these dull colours are protective ; the groups to which they belong frequenting low ...
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