Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 160
... lizards . Different species , belonging to families including Gekkonid¿ , Teiid¿ , Gerrhosaurid¿ , Lacertid¿ and Scincid¿ , have , as is well known , the power of self - mutilation or ' autotomy ' . Owing to their speed and agility , or ...
... lizards . Different species , belonging to families including Gekkonid¿ , Teiid¿ , Gerrhosaurid¿ , Lacertid¿ and Scincid¿ , have , as is well known , the power of self - mutilation or ' autotomy ' . Owing to their speed and agility , or ...
Page 278
... LIZARDS One of the earliest experiments on the rapidity of habit formation in lizards is due to Sir Edward Poulton ( 496 ) , who describes the case of a Chameleon , which after attempting to eat , and being stung by one Hive - bee ...
... LIZARDS One of the earliest experiments on the rapidity of habit formation in lizards is due to Sir Edward Poulton ( 496 ) , who describes the case of a Chameleon , which after attempting to eat , and being stung by one Hive - bee ...
Page 414
... lizards of the genus Anolis ; a few dragonflies , Asilid flies , and Reduviid bugs ; and spiders . Among these the lizards were probably the most important insectivorous animals in the habitat . For his experiments Darlington selected ...
... lizards of the genus Anolis ; a few dragonflies , Asilid flies , and Reduviid bugs ; and spiders . Among these the lizards were probably the most important insectivorous animals in the habitat . For his experiments Darlington selected ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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