Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... America Boiginæ Passerita P. prasina Oxybelis O. fulgidus South - East Asia Central America Philodryas P. viridissimus Peru Elapida Dendraspis D. viridis West Africa Viperida Viperinæ Crotalinæ Atheris Trimeresurus Bothrops A ...
... America Boiginæ Passerita P. prasina Oxybelis O. fulgidus South - East Asia Central America Philodryas P. viridissimus Peru Elapida Dendraspis D. viridis West Africa Viperida Viperinæ Crotalinæ Atheris Trimeresurus Bothrops A ...
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... Central Asia . The vertical tawny- orange and black stripes of the Tiger ( F ... American Jaguar ( F. onça ) , whose tawny - yellow and reddish coat , broken ... America ; and by the Clouded Leopard ( F. nebulosa ) , a thoroughly arboreal ...
... Central Asia . The vertical tawny- orange and black stripes of the Tiger ( F ... American Jaguar ( F. onça ) , whose tawny - yellow and reddish coat , broken ... America ; and by the Clouded Leopard ( F. nebulosa ) , a thoroughly arboreal ...
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... Central and South America , of Thelotornis in tropical Africa , and of Dryophis in South - east Asia . Snakes belonging to the above genera must in certain respects be regarded as unique - on account of their extraordinary slenderness ...
... Central and South America , of Thelotornis in tropical Africa , and of Dryophis in South - east Asia . Snakes belonging to the above genera must in certain respects be regarded as unique - on account of their extraordinary slenderness ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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