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Page 99
... colour and form are responses to preda- tion by animals which hunt by sight , rather than by smell or other senses . Colour vision in birds , primates and some reptiles must be an important factor in bringing about mimesis and warning ...
... colour and form are responses to preda- tion by animals which hunt by sight , rather than by smell or other senses . Colour vision in birds , primates and some reptiles must be an important factor in bringing about mimesis and warning ...
Page 353
... Colour Adaptation . Little is known of the factors controlling body colour in mantids but in some species it appears to be genetic and in others envi- ronmental . Many , particularly flower dwellers , can change their colour over a ...
... Colour Adaptation . Little is known of the factors controlling body colour in mantids but in some species it appears to be genetic and in others envi- ronmental . Many , particularly flower dwellers , can change their colour over a ...
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... colour patterns may occur due to multiple alleles , or there may be polymorphism or continuous variation in colour of wing , hind tibia , etc. Geographical variation may involve similar features , along with percentage fre- quency of ...
... colour patterns may occur due to multiple alleles , or there may be polymorphism or continuous variation in colour of wing , hind tibia , etc. Geographical variation may involve similar features , along with percentage fre- quency of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Skeletal anatomy and key to orders by J F LAWRENCE E S NIELSEN and I M MACKERRAS | 3 |
General anatomy and function by R F CHAPMAN | 33 |
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3-segmented abdominal segments absent adult anal antennae apex apical appendages apterous aquatic Archaeognatha areas articulation Australia Australian species basal base biological body cells cerci claws Coleoptera Collembola colour costal coxae Cretaceous cross-veins cuticle developed Diplura Diptera distal dorsal ecdysis eggs elongate endemic Entomology Ephemeroptera fauna feed female fore legs fore wing fossil fused genera genitalia genus gills glands groundplan head Hemiptera Heteroptera hind wing host Hymenoptera insects instar known Kukalová-Peck labial palp labium larvae lateral Lepidoptera lobe male Malpighian tubules mandibles margin membrane mesothorax metathorax moult mouth-parts muscles Neoptera nymphs occur ocelli Odonata organs ovipositor pair Permian pest plants posterior predators present primitive pronotum prothorax recognised reduced region sclerites sclerotised setae sometimes spines spiracles Sternorrhyncha structure stylets subfamilies Superfamily surface synapomorphies taxa termites thoracic Thysanura tibia tion tropical usually veins venation ventral