Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... considered in relation to the known selection by cuckoos of particular foster parents , whose eggs are similar in colour to their own . This subject will be considered under the heading of Mimicry . I merely wish here to draw attention ...
... considered in relation to the known selection by cuckoos of particular foster parents , whose eggs are similar in colour to their own . This subject will be considered under the heading of Mimicry . I merely wish here to draw attention ...
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... considered from the viewpoint of taxonomy , zoogeography , or ecology . ( 3 ) The essential character of displays — a sudden and conspicuous exhibition of colour - is achieved by very diverse means : the surface displayed may be part of ...
... considered from the viewpoint of taxonomy , zoogeography , or ecology . ( 3 ) The essential character of displays — a sudden and conspicuous exhibition of colour - is achieved by very diverse means : the surface displayed may be part of ...
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... considered in relation to the Theory of Warn- ing Colours and Mimicry . Proc . Zool . Soc . London , pp . 471-541 , 2 Pls . , 7 figs . 1934. On the Ecology of Hyla arborea var . meridionalis in Gran Canaria , with special reference to ...
... considered in relation to the Theory of Warn- ing Colours and Mimicry . Proc . Zool . Soc . London , pp . 471-541 , 2 Pls . , 7 figs . 1934. On the Ecology of Hyla arborea var . meridionalis in Gran Canaria , with special reference to ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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