Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... PRINCIPLE OF DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN IO DIAGRAMS SHOWING THE EFFECT OF ADJACENT ...
... PRINCIPLE OF DIFFERENTIAL BLENDING ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM DISRUPTIVE 7 DIAGRAMS 8 NASSAU GROUPER ( EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS ) 9 STAGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISRUPTIVE PATTERN IO DIAGRAMS SHOWING THE EFFECT OF ADJACENT ...
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... principle has , of course , a special application in any attempt to FIG . 7. - Diagrams illustrating the principle of maximum disruptive contrast , and showing the distractive effect upon the eye of patterns which contrast as violently ...
... principle has , of course , a special application in any attempt to FIG . 7. - Diagrams illustrating the principle of maximum disruptive contrast , and showing the distractive effect upon the eye of patterns which contrast as violently ...
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... principle of maximum disruptive contrast which we have already considered . When , however , the covered part of the hind wing is examined , it is found to be almost devoid of any pattern . In other words , the pattern occurs only over ...
... principle of maximum disruptive contrast which we have already considered . When , however , the covered part of the hind wing is examined , it is found to be almost devoid of any pattern . In other words , the pattern occurs only over ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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