Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... later page . What we may notice here are the further significant facts that dark aberrations of C. bilineata were also found on the dark cliffs of the adjoining mainland , and also on the dark peat bogs of Connemara ; but that on the ...
... later page . What we may notice here are the further significant facts that dark aberrations of C. bilineata were also found on the dark cliffs of the adjoining mainland , and also on the dark peat bogs of Connemara ; but that on the ...
Page 190
... later page . Again , as we shall see later , red takes a prominent place in the advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination with black , these ...
... later page . Again , as we shall see later , red takes a prominent place in the advertisement of dangerous or distasteful properties in insects , frogs , and many other animals . Shown to advantage in combination with black , these ...
Page 383
... later Herdman ( 239 ) showed conclusively the effect of a brilliant light in attracting free - swimming animals . Two tow- nets , one with a battery of lights fixed in its mouth and the other without lights , were let down to three ...
... later Herdman ( 239 ) showed conclusively the effect of a brilliant light in attracting free - swimming animals . Two tow- nets , one with a battery of lights fixed in its mouth and the other without lights , were let down to three ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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