Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 55
... seen that the disruptive effect of a pattern depends , among other factors , upon the range of tones employed . Now a further important factor depends upon their mutual distribution upon the body . To make the point clear , it will be ...
... seen that the disruptive effect of a pattern depends , among other factors , upon the range of tones employed . Now a further important factor depends upon their mutual distribution upon the body . To make the point clear , it will be ...
Page 65
... seen against broken surroundings , is essentially due to the special arrangement of darker and lighter tones in the body design . An irregularly shaped dark dorsal stripe is seen , at any rate in many specimens , to become distinctly ...
... seen against broken surroundings , is essentially due to the special arrangement of darker and lighter tones in the body design . An irregularly shaped dark dorsal stripe is seen , at any rate in many specimens , to become distinctly ...
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... seen in the earlier part of this work that the coloration , form , and habits of very many animals are such as to render them extremely inconspicuous and difficult to recognize in their natural surroundings ; we have seen further that ...
... seen in the earlier part of this work that the coloration , form , and habits of very many animals are such as to render them extremely inconspicuous and difficult to recognize in their natural surroundings ; we have seen further that ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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advertisement Africa antennæ aposematic aposematic animals appearance attack attitude background bark bees behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab creatures Crustacea cryptic coloration dark deceptive defence device display disruptive pattern distasteful dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments fact feeding fishes frogs function genus grasshoppers green grey ground group of animals habits head hind Hingston Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct larva larvæ later leaf legs Lepidoptera light lizards mammals markings mimetic moths nature nest Nightjars observed optical Orthoptera patches pigment Plate Portuguese East Africa Poulton predators predatory prey principle procryptic protective referred relation remarkable resemblance rest seen shade shadows significant similar snakes species specimens spider spots Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina tion toads tone various warning coloration widely wings yellow