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Page 88
It is certainly significant that the most specialized , clearly marked and precise
instances of eye camouflage occur in creatures that are lidless_namely , fishes ,
snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that many
...
It is certainly significant that the most specialized , clearly marked and precise
instances of eye camouflage occur in creatures that are lidless_namely , fishes ,
snakes , and grasshoppers . Nevertheless we may point out in passing that many
...
Page 268
... noted here is that although cryptic coloration may , or may not , be associated
with effectively noxious properties , where very conspicuous colours occur in the
group they are characteristically associated with an effective means of defence .
... noted here is that although cryptic coloration may , or may not , be associated
with effectively noxious properties , where very conspicuous colours occur in the
group they are characteristically associated with an effective means of defence .
Page 359
Not only is it found in several families belonging to a number of distinct orders ;
but it may also 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 ...
Not only is it found in several families belonging to a number of distinct orders ;
but it may also 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 ...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
COLOUR RESEMBLANCE DUE TO CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE BACKGROUNDS | 18 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Adaptive Coloration in Animals |
| Author | Hugh Bamford Cott |
| Contributor | Julian Sorell Huxley |
| Publisher | Methuen & Company, Limited, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 veeb. 2009 |
| Length | 508 pages |
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