...Experiments have shown that when green and brown swallowtail butterfly pupae are placed on green or dead brown grass and fed to chickens, the pupae are less likely to be spotted by the birds than those that are the same color as the background. *Some terminology explanations that mention "mimic" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…実験的にも,アゲハチョウの緑色と褐色のさなぎを,緑色や枯れた茶色の芝生の上に置いてニワトリに食べさせると,背景と同じ色のさなぎほど鳥に発見されにくいことが証明されている。 ※「mimic」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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