Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 190
... advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination ... ADVERTISEMENT AND VISUAL PERCEP- TION THE RELATION BETWEEN THE APPEARANCE OF ADVERTISEMENTS THEIR USES.
... advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination ... ADVERTISEMENT AND VISUAL PERCEP- TION THE RELATION BETWEEN THE APPEARANCE OF ADVERTISEMENTS THEIR USES.
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... advertisement which can appeal from a distance to certain recipients through the sense of smell ; that in each case the advertisement is operated at its best at times when it is especially required ; and that in each case both the ...
... advertisement which can appeal from a distance to certain recipients through the sense of smell ; that in each case the advertisement is operated at its best at times when it is especially required ; and that in each case both the ...
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... advertisement , rather than effacement - whether for courtship , warning , or threat , for recognition or deflection — it is a singular fact that this , of all configurations , is the very one which has frequently been adopted . Not ...
... advertisement , rather than effacement - whether for courtship , warning , or threat , for recognition or deflection — it is a singular fact that this , of all configurations , is the very one which has frequently been adopted . Not ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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advertisement Africa antennæ aposematic aposematic animals appearance attack attitude background bark bees behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab creatures Crustacea cryptic coloration dark deceptive defence device display disruptive pattern distasteful dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments fact feeding fishes frogs function genus grasshoppers green grey ground group of animals habits head hind Hingston Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct larva larvæ later leaf legs Lepidoptera light lizards mammals markings mimetic moths nature nest Nightjars observed optical Orthoptera patches pigment Plate Portuguese East Africa Poulton predators predatory prey principle procryptic protective referred relation remarkable resemblance rest seen shade shadows significant similar snakes species specimens spider spots Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina tion toads tone various warning coloration widely wings yellow