industrial melanism


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industrial melanism

n
(Zoology) See melanism1
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One of the most studied and a polemic case of crypsis is the Industrial Melanism described in Great Britain for moths of the genus Biston Leach, 1815.
Selection of perching site background color by Hamadryas feronia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Costa Rica: implications for industrial melanism
Ecology becomes central in the second and longest chapter, "A Green Machine," in which a cryptic discussion of the concept of an ecosystem precedes a treatment of standard ecological topics, including adaptation, industrial melanism, the Galapagos finches, niches, and food webs.
Ecology and the Environment: The Mechanisms, Marrings, and Maintenance of Nature
2008), aposematism (Brower 1958), industrial melanism (Kettlewell 1961), and mimicry (Jiggins et al.
A new method for quantifying color of insects

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