Colouration in Animals and Plants by Alfred Tylor
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"Colouration in Animals and Plants" by Alfred Tylor is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the principles and laws governing the colors found in various organisms, examining how coloration serves multiple functions such as protection, mimicry, and sexual attraction. The author aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how color patterns are formed and maintained in the natural world. The opening of this work introduces the
fundamental ideas behind the relations of color and function in both animals and plants. Tylor discusses how decoration in organisms often reflects their structure and role in the ecosystem, using examples like protective coloration and warning signals. He also presents a framework for understanding how evolutionary principles affect the development of color patterns and how these patterns can be seen as adaptations to their environment, providing a basis for further exploration throughout the text. The initial chapters serve as a foundation for deeper investigation into the specific mechanisms and rules that dictate color variation across different species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tylor, Alfred, 1824-1884 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Skertchly, Sydney B. J. (Sydney Barber Josiah), 1850-1927 |
| Title | Colouration in Animals and Plants |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Nicole Henn-Kneif, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Animal behavior |
| Subject | Animals -- Color |
| Subject | Plants -- Color |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 44849 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-44849-7 |
| Release Date | Feb 9, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 544 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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