02369cam a22003373u 4500 44849 UtSlPG 20260610134029.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QH Tylor, Alfred, 1824-1884 Colouration in Animals and Plants Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-02-09 Produced by Chris Curnow, Nicole Henn-Kneif, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "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.) Original publication data not identified Animal behavior Animals -- Color Plants -- Color Skertchly, Sydney B. J. (Sydney Barber Josiah), 1850-1927 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44849 85688 85688