Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 204
... highly developed cryptic habits and appear- ance . But certain members of the group , such as the Broad - bordered , and Narrow - bordered Bee Hawk - moths ( Hemaris fuciformis and H. tityus ) , diverge markedly from type , resembling ...
... highly developed cryptic habits and appear- ance . But certain members of the group , such as the Broad - bordered , and Narrow - bordered Bee Hawk - moths ( Hemaris fuciformis and H. tityus ) , diverge markedly from type , resembling ...
Page 232
... highly conspicuous in nature . This conspicuous livery is typically associated with attitudes , attributes , and habits ( including free exposure in the open ; gregariousness ; special displays of colour , of bulk , and of movement ...
... highly conspicuous in nature . This conspicuous livery is typically associated with attitudes , attributes , and habits ( including free exposure in the open ; gregariousness ; special displays of colour , of bulk , and of movement ...
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... highly distasteful and well protected by poison although in coloration they are relatively inconspicuous or even highly procryptic . Such is Hyla venulosa , the ' flying frog ' of the Amazons , from whose skin on being handled there ...
... highly distasteful and well protected by poison although in coloration they are relatively inconspicuous or even highly procryptic . Such is Hyla venulosa , the ' flying frog ' of the Amazons , from whose skin on being handled there ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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