Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 179
... Moths - Further evidence of selective elimination by wild predators of the more conspicuous members of a species is afforded by Harrison's studies of the moth Oporabia autumnata , on Eston Moor , Yorkshire ( 230 ) . Early in the ...
... Moths - Further evidence of selective elimination by wild predators of the more conspicuous members of a species is afforded by Harrison's studies of the moth Oporabia autumnata , on Eston Moor , Yorkshire ( 230 ) . Early in the ...
Page 273
... moths comprises 180 specimens belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90.8 . The remaining 45 moths ...
... moths comprises 180 specimens belonging to 23 species of these , 135 moths belonging to 19 dull - coloured , nocturnal species were rated between 76.5 and 100 , and earned an average acceptability of 90.8 . The remaining 45 moths ...
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... moths , and all but 16 belonged to species with procryptic colouring and instincts . All the common moths known to be highly distasteful were entirely absent from the list . ' The great interest in this list of species is the conclusive ...
... moths , and all but 16 belonged to species with procryptic colouring and instincts . All the common moths known to be highly distasteful were entirely absent from the list . ' The great interest in this list of species is the conclusive ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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