Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 174
... evidence which have been brought to light by the work of numerous investigators during the past sixty years , it is surprising to find that relatively few observations and experiments have been carried out expressly to test the validity ...
... evidence which have been brought to light by the work of numerous investigators during the past sixty years , it is surprising to find that relatively few observations and experiments have been carried out expressly to test the validity ...
Page 271
... evidence in support of the theory of warning coloration . I can only refer here to the main results of such observations ; and for further details the reader is referred to the original memoirs . I. EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH ...
... evidence in support of the theory of warning coloration . I can only refer here to the main results of such observations ; and for further details the reader is referred to the original memoirs . I. EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS WITH ...
Page 290
... Evidence regarding recognition , and active selection or rejection of prey by different classes of wild predators , is therefore of importance to our subject , and it is this evidence that I now propose to consider . I. FOOD PREFERENCES ...
... Evidence regarding recognition , and active selection or rejection of prey by different classes of wild predators , is therefore of importance to our subject , and it is this evidence that I now propose to consider . I. FOOD PREFERENCES ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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advertisement Africa antennæ aposematic aposematic animals appearance attack attitude background bark bees behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab creatures Crustacea cryptic coloration dark deceptive defence device display disruptive pattern distasteful dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments fact feeding fishes frogs function genus grasshoppers green grey ground group of animals habits head hind Hingston Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct larva larvæ later leaf legs Lepidoptera light lizards mammals markings mimetic moths nature nest Nightjars observed optical Orthoptera patches pigment Plate Portuguese East Africa Poulton predators predatory prey principle procryptic protective referred relation remarkable resemblance rest seen shade shadows significant similar snakes species specimens spider spots Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina tion toads tone various warning coloration widely wings yellow