Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... closely related animals - members of the same genus or family ; or differing in corresponding parts or segments of the same individual . Among these we have outstanding examples in the coloration of snakes and cats and caterpillars ...
... closely related animals - members of the same genus or family ; or differing in corresponding parts or segments of the same individual . Among these we have outstanding examples in the coloration of snakes and cats and caterpillars ...
Page 204
... closely similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ( Sphingidae ) are typically nocturnal insects , with highly developed cryptic habits and appear- ance . But certain ...
... closely similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ( Sphingidae ) are typically nocturnal insects , with highly developed cryptic habits and appear- ance . But certain ...
Page 331
... closely together and fed on the flat surface of the leaf ( an unusual habit for Bom- bycid larv¿ ) ' , the group closely simulated a patch of excrement . In the Homopterous Naiacoccus serpentinus , a Scale Insect from Lahore , India , a ...
... closely together and fed on the flat surface of the leaf ( an unusual habit for Bom- bycid larv¿ ) ' , the group closely simulated a patch of excrement . In the Homopterous Naiacoccus serpentinus , a Scale Insect from Lahore , India , a ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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