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Description:Excerpt from Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 The bright blue coloration in the form of separate spots, stripes or ocelli is known to occur in many species of diurnal lizards. It is usually regarded as one of the features of sexual coloration. But it is evident that the blue rings in worm-like lizards which live in the soil and are practically blind cannot play this role. Some other explanation must be found for it. Hence, it is of interest to note that the bright blue rings on the body of Dibamus greeri make the animal outwardly resemble some tropical motley colored earth worms of the Megascolicidae family living in the forest litter. If such worms are not edible or venomous, it may be assumed that this represents a peculiar case of Batesian mimicry. The ground-foraging birds, such as jungle fowl, spur fowl and pea fowl may have been important selective agents in the evolution of such a memetic resemblance as was shown for some species of uropeltid snakes (gans, This assumption, however, must be supported experimentally, especially because the blue rings are capable of appearing and disappearing, and were found by the author only in one male. They were absent in females and have never been observed in other species of the genus Dibamus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 The bright blue coloration in the form of separate spots, stripes or ocelli is known to occur in many species of diurnal lizards. It is usually regarded as one of the features of sexual coloration. But it is evident that the blue rings in worm-like lizards which live in the soil and are practically blind cannot play this role. Some other explanation must be found for it. Hence, it is of interest to note that the bright blue rings on the body of Dibamus greeri make the animal outwardly resemble some tropical motley colored earth worms of the Megascolicidae family living in the forest litter. If such worms are not edible or venomous, it may be assumed that this represents a peculiar case of Batesian mimicry. The ground-foraging birds, such as jungle fowl, spur fowl and pea fowl may have been important selective agents in the evolution of such a memetic resemblance as was shown for some species of uropeltid snakes (gans, This assumption, however, must be supported experimentally, especially because the blue rings are capable of appearing and disappearing, and were found by the author only in one male. They were absent in females and have never been observed in other species of the genus Dibamus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Asiatic Herpetological Research, 1992, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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