Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xvii
... COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE PAGE 5 6 IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES V COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT SEASONS : SEASONAL DIMORPHISM VI COLOUR ...
... COLOUR RESEMBLANCE : COMMON CRYPTIC COLORATION III ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE PAGE 5 6 IV COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES : LOCAL RACES V COLOUR RESEMBLANCE IN DIFFERENT SEASONS : SEASONAL DIMORPHISM VI COLOUR ...
Page 164
... colour discrimination as opposed to brightness discrimination . Inten- sity must not be confused with wave - length . The same colour may have widely different brightness values ; and conversely , different colours may have the same ...
... colour discrimination as opposed to brightness discrimination . Inten- sity must not be confused with wave - length . The same colour may have widely different brightness values ; and conversely , different colours may have the same ...
Page 165
... colour - perception exists in insects . However , insects do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings . Moreover , the spectral range is not the same for different orders of insects , nor even necessarily for ...
... colour - perception exists in insects . However , insects do not as a rule respond to the same range of colours as human beings . Moreover , the spectral range is not the same for different orders of insects , nor even necessarily for ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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