Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... similar white marks becoming more densely crowded . Mottram has applied this principle to the study of patterns in ... similar to that of counter- shaded patternless animals like the Ass . A similar device is seen in Hardwick's Civet ...
... similar white marks becoming more densely crowded . Mottram has applied this principle to the study of patterns in ... similar to that of counter- shaded patternless animals like the Ass . A similar device is seen in Hardwick's Civet ...
Page 204
... similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ... similar instances occur among aposematic lizards , cater- pillars , butterflies , grasshoppers , and other animals . A ...
... similar state of affairs is found in different families . For instance , to mention but one case , Hawk - moths ... similar instances occur among aposematic lizards , cater- pillars , butterflies , grasshoppers , and other animals . A ...
Page 405
... similar pattern both upon the upper and under wing surfaces . On the model , however , the under- side of the abdomen bears a vivid orange patch which in the resting attitude becomes a conspicuous warning mark , ' when the insects hang ...
... similar pattern both upon the upper and under wing surfaces . On the model , however , the under- side of the abdomen bears a vivid orange patch which in the resting attitude becomes a conspicuous warning mark , ' when the insects hang ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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