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Seeing butterflies : new perspectives on colour, pattern & mimicry
Howse, P. E. (Philip Edwin)
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Papadakis, |
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[2014] |
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176 pages : |
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9781906506469 |
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Seeing butterflies : new perspectives on colour, pattern & mimicry
Howse, P. E. (Philip Edwin)
Seeing butterflies : new perspectives on colour, pattern & mimicry
Howse, P. E. (Philip Edwin)
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Personal Author:
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Howse, P. E. (Philip Edwin)
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Title:
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Seeing butterflies : new perspectives on colour, pattern & mimicry / Philip Howse.
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Publication info:
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Berkshire, UK : Papadakis, [2014]
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Physical description:
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176 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subject term:
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Butterflies--Color.
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Subject term:
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Protective coloration (Biology)
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Subject term:
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Mimicry (Biology)
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Subject term:
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Butterflies--Adaptation.
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General Note:
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"Published in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society"--Title page verso.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-176) and index.
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Contents:
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Foreword / Jeremy Thomas -- Seeing : illusion, deceit & survival -- Defence & illusion -- Dinosaurs, butterflies & colour -- Peacocks & bird eyes -- Tortoiseshells, admirals, ladies & pashas -- The danaid butterflies -- Blue morphos & the purple emperor -- Whites & yellows -- The swallowtail & birdwing butterflies -- The tropical vine & clearwing butterflies -- The hawk moths -- The giant silkmoths.
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Summary:
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Explains how butterfly colours and designs have evolved and how they are protected by camouflage, mimicry and deception.
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Added Entry-Corporat:
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Royal Entomological Society (Great Britain)
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ISBN:
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9781906506469
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ISBN:
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1906506469
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6786877
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