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... when the frog was taken into a tent ; and Sanderson gives the following
remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this species--
pure white , yellow , gold , orange , brick , various browns , maroon , purple ,
mauve , pink ...
... when the frog was taken into a tent ; and Sanderson gives the following
remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this species--
pure white , yellow , gold , orange , brick , various browns , maroon , purple ,
mauve , pink ...
Page 96
The disruptive effect thus produced is not less remarkable for the fact that , unlike
that of the zebra , it is a temporary manifestation of the complex chromatophoral
mechanism . We may here note in passing the very interesting fact — which will ...
The disruptive effect thus produced is not less remarkable for the fact that , unlike
that of the zebra , it is a temporary manifestation of the complex chromatophoral
mechanism . We may here note in passing the very interesting fact — which will ...
Page 109
Still more remarkable is the case of certain specialized treedwelling Geckos ,
where the squatting habit is greatly enhanced by structural modifications of the
body ( Fig . 45 ) . Ptychozoon kuhli , the so - called ' flying gecko ' of Malaya ,
whose ...
Still more remarkable is the case of certain specialized treedwelling Geckos ,
where the squatting habit is greatly enhanced by structural modifications of the
body ( Fig . 45 ) . Ptychozoon kuhli , the so - called ' flying gecko ' of Malaya ,
whose ...
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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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