Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 117
... relatively free from the danger of attack by predatory species : they are protected in other ways , so that conceal- ment becomes unnecessary . Moreover , it is evident , as will be seen presently , that it is in such species concealing ...
... relatively free from the danger of attack by predatory species : they are protected in other ways , so that conceal- ment becomes unnecessary . Moreover , it is evident , as will be seen presently , that it is in such species concealing ...
Page 130
... relative palatability to particular enemies , which were found to exhibit preferences of a marked kind . When tested with eggs of a number of species , those of Doves ( Turtur capicola and Chalcopelia afra ) were rated as relatively ...
... relative palatability to particular enemies , which were found to exhibit preferences of a marked kind . When tested with eggs of a number of species , those of Doves ( Turtur capicola and Chalcopelia afra ) were rated as relatively ...
Page 370
... relatively unimportant , part of the individual , and in the former a conspicuous , but relatively unimportant , member of the species is sacrificed . Conditions similar to the above are also found in the relations between parent and ...
... relatively unimportant , part of the individual , and in the former a conspicuous , but relatively unimportant , member of the species is sacrificed . Conditions similar to the above are also found in the relations between parent and ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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