Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... chromatophore to regain its original spherical form . The cephalopod chromatophore is unique for its complexity not only from the structural , but from the functional standpoint . In his valuable review en- titled Chromatophores Parker ...
... chromatophore to regain its original spherical form . The cephalopod chromatophore is unique for its complexity not only from the structural , but from the functional standpoint . In his valuable review en- titled Chromatophores Parker ...
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... chromatophores expanding against a dark background and contracting against a light one . Frequently there is adaptation not merely of shade , but of colour also . Crangon is stated by Koller ( 320 ) to assume an appropriate tint of ...
... chromatophores expanding against a dark background and contracting against a light one . Frequently there is adaptation not merely of shade , but of colour also . Crangon is stated by Koller ( 320 ) to assume an appropriate tint of ...
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Hugh Bamford Cott. cells , which may therefore be regarded as unspecialized chromatophores . The parallel between Carausius and the more specialized condition in various verte- brates and invertebrates with true chromatophores extends to ...
Hugh Bamford Cott. cells , which may therefore be regarded as unspecialized chromatophores . The parallel between Carausius and the more specialized condition in various verte- brates and invertebrates with true chromatophores extends to ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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