. The biology of marine animals. Marine animals; Physiology, Comparative. 522 THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS closely artificial backgrounds made up of regular black and white areas. On the skin of the fish, areas appear similar in size and shape to the back- ground, without, however, any actual reproduction of the figures (Fig. ). Moreover, on blue, green, yellow, orange, pink and brown back- grounds the flounders become coloured in tones very similar to those of the bottom. Red tints, however, are not accurately copied (Fig. ) (54). Other species with striking colour changes are the w
. The biology of marine animals. Marine animals; Physiology, Comparative. 522 THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS closely artificial backgrounds made up of regular black and white areas. On the skin of the fish, areas appear similar in size and shape to the back- ground, without, however, any actual reproduction of the figures (Fig. ). Moreover, on blue, green, yellow, orange, pink and brown back- grounds the flounders become coloured in tones very similar to those of the bottom. Red tints, however, are not accurately copied (Fig. ) (54). Other species with striking colour changes are the wrasse Crenilabrus roissali, which appears in hues of blue, green, yellow and red; and the killifish Fundulus heteroclitus, which changes in shade from light grey to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nicol, J. A. Colin (Joseph Arthur Colin), 1915-. New York, Interscience Publishers
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