Animal Coloration: An Account of the Principal Facts and Theories Relating to the Colours and Markings of Animals |
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abundant action of natural advantage algæ allied animals annelid appear bees belonging birds blue bright colours brilliant colours brown butterflies caterpillar change of colour chlorophyll colour change colour resemblances Colours of Animals common conspicuous creatures crustacean eaten eggs enemies example experiments explanation fact feed female fish flowers Fritz Müller frogs genera genus green colour habit Hawk moth Heliconidæ Hymenoptera insects instance Lacerta large number larva larvæ leaf Lepidoptera Leptalis lizard longitudinal striping Magpie male mammals marked mimicking natural selection naturalists nudibranchs observations odour pelagic perhaps pigment plant polyps Poulton prey probably produced Prof protective coloration protective resemblance pupa remarkable Seitz sexes sexual dimorphism sexual selection similar skin snakes species specimen spider spots sting suggestion supposed theory of mimicry theory of warning tints tion toad tree viridis Wallace warning colours wasps Weismann wings winter woodpecker worm yellow Zool Zoological