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PAGE I DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING THAYER'S PRINCIPLE OF OBLITERATIVE
SHADING 37 2 GRADED TONES PRODUCED BY PATTERNS 39 3 LARVA OF
EYED HAWK - MOTH ( SMERINTHUS OCELLATUS ) SHOWING OBLITERATIVE
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PAGE I DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING THAYER'S PRINCIPLE OF OBLITERATIVE
SHADING 37 2 GRADED TONES PRODUCED BY PATTERNS 39 3 LARVA OF
EYED HAWK - MOTH ( SMERINTHUS OCELLATUS ) SHOWING OBLITERATIVE
...
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The principle is one with many applications to modern warfare . In the Great War
it was utilized by the Germans when they introduced strongly marked incidents of
white or black tone to conceal the fainter contrasts of tone made by the sloping ...
The principle is one with many applications to modern warfare . In the Great War
it was utilized by the Germans when they introduced strongly marked incidents of
white or black tone to conceal the fainter contrasts of tone made by the sloping ...
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Thus the living insect has its surface broken by a continuous band , whose colour
- scheme conforms to the principle of maximum disruptive contrast which we
have already considered . When , however , the covered part of the hind wing is ...
Thus the living insect has its surface broken by a continuous band , whose colour
- scheme conforms to the principle of maximum disruptive contrast which we
have already considered . When , however , the covered part of the hind wing is ...
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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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adaptive animals aposematic appearance associated attack attention attitude background become bees belonging birds body brown butterflies caterpillars certain closely colour combined concealment considered conspicuous contrast cryptic dark deceptive depends described developed device directed display disruptive effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments fact feeding field fishes frequently frogs function further green ground habits hand head highly illustrated important individuals insects instance interesting kind known larv¿ later leaf leaves less light living lizards markings means method mimicry moths movements nature nest objects observed occur particular pattern perfect position predators present prey principle produced protective referred relation relatively remarkable resemblance rest says seen selection shade side significant similar snakes species spider striking structure surface surroundings toads tone various warning widely wings yellow young
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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