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... MIMICRY . This article is divided into the following sections : Structural and biochemical bases for colour 586 Structural colours ( schemochromes ) 586 Reflection Interference Scattering Pigments ( biochromes ) 586 Chemical and ...
... MIMICRY . This article is divided into the following sections : Structural and biochemical bases for colour 586 Structural colours ( schemochromes ) 586 Reflection Interference Scattering Pigments ( biochromes ) 586 Chemical and ...
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... Counter- shading by lumines- cent organs Batesian mimicry The advantage. Adaptive colour change : the gradual colour change of the green anole ( Anolis carolinensis ) when moved from a green leaf to a brown branch . Plate 6 Coloration.
... Counter- shading by lumines- cent organs Batesian mimicry The advantage. Adaptive colour change : the gradual colour change of the green anole ( Anolis carolinensis ) when moved from a green leaf to a brown branch . Plate 6 Coloration.
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... mimicry is the imitation of aposematic coloration by benign organisms , which thereby enjoy at least a portion of the protection of the model species . While Batesian mimicry involves deceptive coloration , resemblance in warning ...
... mimicry is the imitation of aposematic coloration by benign organisms , which thereby enjoy at least a portion of the protection of the model species . While Batesian mimicry involves deceptive coloration , resemblance in warning ...
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