Colouration in Animals and Plants (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Alfred Tylor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330604628 ISBN 13 : 9781330604625

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Coloration in Animals and Plants reveals how color patterns reflect structure and evolution across life.

This edition surveys how decoration arises from anatomy, from the simplest protozoa to complex plants and animals. It ties vivid hues and patterns to the growth, form, and function of organisms, illustrating how color helps organisms survive and thrive.

- Explains the link between coloration and bodily structure across major animal groups
- Describes how transparency or opacity influences where color appears
- Highlights the visual patterns found in invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants
- Uses plates and illustrations to show real world examples of colour in nature

Ideal for readers of natural history, evolution, and biology who want a clear overview of why colours exist and how they relate to life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Author desired it to be, and he never saw the completed manuscript. Beginning with the fundamental idea that decoration is based upon structure, he saw that this was due to the fact that in the lower, transparent, animals, colour is applied directly to the organs, and that the decoration of opaque animals is carried out on the same principle the primitive idea being maintained. Where function changes the pattern alters, where function is localized colour is concentrated: and thus the law of emphasis was evolved. Symmetry was a necessary consequence, for like parts were decorated alike, and this symmetry was carried out in detail apparently for the sake of beauty, as in the spiracular markings of many larvae. Hence the reason for recognizing the law of repetition. With the developing of these ideas the necessity for recognizing some sort of consciousness even in the lowest forms of life was forced upon the A uthor, until inherited memory formed part of his scientific faith. This he saw dimly years ago, but only clearly when Mr. S. Butler sremarkable Life and Habit appeared, and he was gratified and strengthened when he found Mr. Romanes adopting that theory in his Mental Evolution. The opening chapters are designedly elementary; for the Author had a wise dread of locking intellectual treasures in those unpickable scientific safes of which the learned alone hold keys.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330604628
• ISBN 13: 9781330604625
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 167
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Copytech (UK) Ltd, Trading as Printondemand-worldwide.com; gpsr@podww.com; ; 9 Culley Court; Orton Southgate; Peterborough; Cambridgeshire; PE2 6WA; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218; +358405003575; gpsr.requests@easproject.com; ; Mustamäe tee 50; Tallinn; 10621; Estonie