Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... particular . As far as concealment is concerned , this probably does not much matter in very broken surroundings , so long as the shapes employed destroy the original form and outline without being in themselves unduly conspicuous ...
... particular . As far as concealment is concerned , this probably does not much matter in very broken surroundings , so long as the shapes employed destroy the original form and outline without being in themselves unduly conspicuous ...
Page 429
... particular optical properties of the structures displayed have a correlative in the particular receptive properties of the organisms which they are destined to attract . Thus , as we have already indicated , light at the red end of the ...
... particular optical properties of the structures displayed have a correlative in the particular receptive properties of the organisms which they are destined to attract . Thus , as we have already indicated , light at the red end of the ...
Page 431
... particular elements of a coincident pattern bridge the structural gaps between separate and independent parts of the body , transgressing the limits of anatomy so as to present a con- sistent appearance irrespective of deep - seated ...
... particular elements of a coincident pattern bridge the structural gaps between separate and independent parts of the body , transgressing the limits of anatomy so as to present a con- sistent appearance irrespective of deep - seated ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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