Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 194
... fact that both fishes and birds are liable to mistake inanimate objects for the insects on which they happen to be feeding ( 427 ) . That such objects - especially when they roughly resemble the insect food - are closely inspected and ...
... fact that both fishes and birds are liable to mistake inanimate objects for the insects on which they happen to be feeding ( 427 ) . That such objects - especially when they roughly resemble the insect food - are closely inspected and ...
Page 211
... fact which in itself testi- fies to the significance of the display , while , as we shall see later , observations confirm the view that these displays have in actual fact a warning significance , by proving their effectiveness when ...
... fact which in itself testi- fies to the significance of the display , while , as we shall see later , observations confirm the view that these displays have in actual fact a warning significance , by proving their effectiveness when ...
Page 427
... fact , and one appearing the more remarkable the more closely it is pon- dered , that in the case of cryptic animals , which are in actual fact difficult and at times almost impossible to recognize in the field , this end has been ...
... fact , and one appearing the more remarkable the more closely it is pon- dered , that in the case of cryptic animals , which are in actual fact difficult and at times almost impossible to recognize in the field , this end has been ...
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