Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... belonging to different orders . It would serve no useful purpose to describe these in detail here . Before leaving 7 10 2 5 8 || 3 6 9 12 FIG . 11. - Diagrams of the disruptive patterns of various snakes : 1 Python regius ; 2 Python ...
... belonging to different orders . It would serve no useful purpose to describe these in detail here . Before leaving 7 10 2 5 8 || 3 6 9 12 FIG . 11. - Diagrams of the disruptive patterns of various snakes : 1 Python regius ; 2 Python ...
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... belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90.8 . The remaining 45 moths , belonging to 4 gaudily coloured ...
... belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90.8 . The remaining 45 moths , belonging to 4 gaudily coloured ...
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... belonging to the genus Anæa , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in such a manner as to leave uneaten a number of rough models of itself attached by one or two stalks to the mid - rib . It then takes its station on the mid - rib ...
... belonging to the genus Anæa , which gnaws the leaf of its food plant in such a manner as to leave uneaten a number of rough models of itself attached by one or two stalks to the mid - rib . It then takes its station on the mid - rib ...
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