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Elaborate Mimetic Vocal Displays by Female Superb Lyrebirds

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016
Some of the most striking vocalizations in birds are made by males that incorporate vocal mimicry in their sexual displays. Mimetic vocalization in females is largely undescribed, but it is unclear whether this is because of a lack of selection for vocal
Anastasia H Dalziell   +3 more
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Competition and the evolution of imperfect mimicry

open access: yesCurrent Zoology, 2012
Mimicry is widely used to exemplify natural selection’s power in promoting adaptation. Nonetheless, it has become increasingly clear that mimicry is frequently imprecise.
David W. PFENNIG, David W. KIKUCHI
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The aggregation of Chauliognathus species (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) and its possible role for coexistence and mimicry

open access: yesIheringia: Série Zoologia, 2001
The relative population sizes of a species complex of Chauliognathus are reported, as well as their spatial distribution associated with different patches of food plants.
Vilmar Machado   +1 more
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Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma mimicking small cell carcinoma

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2019
Key Clinical Message Neuroendocrine differentiation seen in basal cell carcinomas (BCC) is not generally appreciated by oncologists and can introduce a component of confusion when diagnosing a tumor and developing a management plan.
Samara E. Pollock   +3 more
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Active Choice of Teachers, Learning Strategies and Goals for a Socially Guided Intrinsic Motivation Learner

open access: yesPaladyn, 2012
We present an active learning architecture that allows a robot to actively learn which data collection strategy is most efficient for acquiring motor skills to achieve multiple outcomes, and generalise over its experience to achieve new outcomes.
Nguyen Sao Mai, Oudeyer Pierre-Yves
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