Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 31
... remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this species- pure white , yellow , gold , orange , brick , various browns , maroon , purple , mauve , pink , sea - green , grass - green and dove - grey ' ( 551 ) . Such ...
... remarkable range of colours observed in different individuals of this species- pure white , yellow , gold , orange , brick , various browns , maroon , purple , mauve , pink , sea - green , grass - green and dove - grey ' ( 551 ) . Such ...
Page 96
... 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 be illus- trated on a later page that ...
... 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 be illus- trated on a later page that ...
Page 109
... remarkable is the case of certain specialized tree- dwelling 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 ...
... remarkable is the case of certain specialized tree- dwelling 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 ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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