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Among butterflies , well - marked differences often occur between wet- and dry -
season broods , involving modifications both of form and colour . Typically , the
latter may be characterized by an elongated and bent apex to the fore wing , and
...
Among butterflies , well - marked differences often occur between wet- and dry -
season broods , involving modifications both of form and colour . Typically , the
latter may be characterized by an elongated and bent apex to the fore wing , and
...
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In a paper on the attacks of British birds on butterflies , Collenette ( 104 ) has
published the following extract from a letter by Mr. F. W. Frohawk : ' On ... If
missed in the swoop the butterfly darts to the ground and becomes invisible to the
bird .
In a paper on the attacks of British birds on butterflies , Collenette ( 104 ) has
published the following extract from a letter by Mr. F. W. Frohawk : ' On ... If
missed in the swoop the butterfly darts to the ground and becomes invisible to the
bird .
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( 2 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by the Wings of Insects —
More often , and typically among insects , a similar effect is brought about by the
wing surfaces , whether held vertically , as in butterflies , such as Kallima , and in
...
( 2 ) Deceptive Appearance of Thinness Produced by the Wings of Insects —
More often , and typically among insects , a similar effect is brought about by the
wing surfaces , whether held vertically , as in butterflies , such as Kallima , and in
...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
COLOUR RESEMBLANCE DUE TO CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE BACKGROUNDS | 18 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Contributor | Julian Sorell Huxley |
| Publisher | Methuen & Company, Limited, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 veeb. 2009 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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