. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. BEHAVIOUR 373 erection of the crest took place when air was blown against the float with bellows. Wilson (1947) found that splashing seawater on the float was also effective, although according to Bigelow only rain-water elicits the response. In the Canary Islands it was observed that in specimens brought into the calm of the laboratory, the crest usually collapsed and the float became flaccid. In specimens exposed to the wind, on the other hand, the crest became erect. The erect condition of th
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. BEHAVIOUR 373 erection of the crest took place when air was blown against the float with bellows. Wilson (1947) found that splashing seawater on the float was also effective, although according to Bigelow only rain-water elicits the response. In the Canary Islands it was observed that in specimens brought into the calm of the laboratory, the crest usually collapsed and the float became flaccid. In specimens exposed to the wind, on the other hand, the crest became erect. The erect condition of the crest is shown in PI. XXVI, fig. 1. I t-J^i*/. 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 Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (Great Britain); National Institute of Oceanography of Great Britain; Great Britain. Colonial Office. Discovery Committee. London ; New York : Cambridge University Press
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