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Description	Hugh Cott's drawings of 'coincident disruptive coloration' in the frog Megalixalus fornasinii
Author or copyright owner	Hugh Cott
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	scan of page 69 of Adaptive Coloration in Animals
Date of publication	1940
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Coincident disruptive coloration
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support the core message of this article, namely that Cott introduced and illustrated the concept of 'coincident disruptive coloration', with this image in particular, which also provided strong evidence of natural selection. The image explains how the markings both coincide and disrupt, and argued for their selective value.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Not possible, the discussion is of these drawings by Cott.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is used only here, at low resolution, and is the only non-free image in the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Unlikely, given the specialised nature of the topic.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Coincident disruptive coloration//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cott_coincident_disruptive_coloration_Megalixalus_fornasinii.jpgtrue

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Hugh Cott's drawings of 'coincident disruptive coloration' in the frog Megalixalus fornasinii
Author or copyright owner	Hugh Cott
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	scan of page 69 of Adaptive Coloration in Animals
Date of publication	1940
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Coloration evidence for natural selection
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): That Cott's drawings of 'coincident disruptive coloration' provided strong evidence of natural selection. Cott introduced the concept, drew this image in particular, which explains how the markings both coincide and disrupt, and argued for their selective value.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Not possible, the discussion is of these drawings by Cott.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is used only here, at low resolution, and is the only non-free image in the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Unlikely, given the specialised nature of the topic.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Coloration evidence for natural selection//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cott_coincident_disruptive_coloration_Megalixalus_fornasinii.jpgtrue

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