Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page xvii
... DISRUPTIVE COLORATION 35 38 40 42 I THE FUNCTION OF DISRUPTIVE COLORATION II THE COLOURS OF DISRUPTIVE PATTERNS : DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING 48 V IV THE RELATION BETWEEN ADJACENT ELEMENTS IN THE PATTERN CONSTRUCTIVE SHADING AND PICTORIAL ...
... DISRUPTIVE COLORATION 35 38 40 42 I THE FUNCTION OF DISRUPTIVE COLORATION II THE COLOURS OF DISRUPTIVE PATTERNS : DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING 48 V IV THE RELATION BETWEEN ADJACENT ELEMENTS IN THE PATTERN CONSTRUCTIVE SHADING AND PICTORIAL ...
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... DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN IO DIAGRAMS SHOWING THE EFFECT OF ADJACENT CONTRASTED TONES 47 50 $ 4400 45 53 54 56 56 II DIAGRAMS OF THE DISRUPTIVE ...
... DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN IO DIAGRAMS SHOWING THE EFFECT OF ADJACENT CONTRASTED TONES 47 50 $ 4400 45 53 54 56 56 II DIAGRAMS OF THE DISRUPTIVE ...
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... disruptive elements are so dis- posed , that when the leg is folded up at rest , one or more of the markings or sets of markings accurately coincides with and continues the pattern of an adjacent segment . Such an arrangement is ...
... disruptive elements are so dis- posed , that when the leg is folded up at rest , one or more of the markings or sets of markings accurately coincides with and continues the pattern of an adjacent segment . Such an arrangement is ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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