Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... occur in creatures that are lidless - namely , fishes , snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that many lizards , such as Hemidactylus richardsoni ( Fig . 67 ) , Physignathus lesueurii , Anolis equestris ...
... occur in creatures that are lidless - namely , fishes , snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that many lizards , such as Hemidactylus richardsoni ( Fig . 67 ) , Physignathus lesueurii , Anolis equestris ...
Page 268
... occur in the group they are characteristically associated with an effective means of defence . I do not know of any typically aposematic species which has been shown to be unprotected and relatively palatable to enemies . Among the ...
... occur in the group they are characteristically associated with an effective means of defence . I do not know of any typically aposematic species which has been shown to be unprotected and relatively palatable to enemies . Among the ...
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... occur in the larval , pupal , or imaginal state ; or indeed it may persist in all three . Hingston ( 265 ) has described a number of excellent examples from various groups . One is a predatory Neuropterous larva of the genus Hemerobius ...
... occur in the larval , pupal , or imaginal state ; or indeed it may persist in all three . Hingston ( 265 ) has described a number of excellent examples from various groups . One is a predatory Neuropterous larva of the genus Hemerobius ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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