Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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... young are coloured buff , with the ' wings ' marbled in greys , yellows and orange - brown , when as juveniles they shelter among drifting sea- weeds ; but later , as adults , they assume the typical pelagic uniform of blue- grey and ...
... young are coloured buff , with the ' wings ' marbled in greys , yellows and orange - brown , when as juveniles they shelter among drifting sea- weeds ; but later , as adults , they assume the typical pelagic uniform of blue- grey and ...
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... young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards con- cealment , but as Chalmers Mitchell ...
... young and adult pigs are hardly to be regarded as adaptive . It is true that the striped young of River Hogs and Wart Hogs haunt grassy surroundings where a striped pattern might tend towards con- cealment , but as Chalmers Mitchell ...
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... young , 22 , 83 ; sitting close at nest , 125 , 128 ; crouching instinct in young , 133 Patagonian Cavy , 61 Pattern ( see Disruptive Coloration , Co- incident Disruptive Coloration ) Peacock , 172 Peacock Butterfly , colour - vision in ...
... young , 22 , 83 ; sitting close at nest , 125 , 128 ; crouching instinct in young , 133 Patagonian Cavy , 61 Pattern ( see Disruptive Coloration , Co- incident Disruptive Coloration ) Peacock , 172 Peacock Butterfly , colour - vision in ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
CONCLUSION | 15 |
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