Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xviii
... CONCEALMENT OF THE EYE 82 III THE BEARING OF COINCIDENT DISRUPTIVE COLORATION ON THE THEORY OF CONCEALING COLORATION IV CONCEALMENT OF THE CONTOUR 995 91 93 V BACKGROUND PICTURING : THE RELATION BETWEEN PATTERN , ATTITUDE , AND ...
... CONCEALMENT OF THE EYE 82 III THE BEARING OF COINCIDENT DISRUPTIVE COLORATION ON THE THEORY OF CONCEALING COLORATION IV CONCEALMENT OF THE CONTOUR 995 91 93 V BACKGROUND PICTURING : THE RELATION BETWEEN PATTERN , ATTITUDE , AND ...
Page 119
... concealment , but rather that concealment is needed for periods of enforced stillness . Now in the life of a bird such critical periods are of two kinds , namely , the daily periods of rest and the seasonal period of incubation . II ...
... concealment , but rather that concealment is needed for periods of enforced stillness . Now in the life of a bird such critical periods are of two kinds , namely , the daily periods of rest and the seasonal period of incubation . II ...
Page 140
... concealment is attained , we have referred to the cryptic coloration of different predatory animals . We have now to consider certain ecological aspects of aggressive concealment . While the value of anticryptic coloration and habits in ...
... concealment is attained , we have referred to the cryptic coloration of different predatory animals . We have now to consider certain ecological aspects of aggressive concealment . While the value of anticryptic coloration and habits in ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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