Rapid evolution of a Batesian mimicry trait in a butterfly responding to arrival of a new model [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Batesian mimicry, a phenomenon in which harmless organisms resemble harmful or unpalatable species, has been extensively studied in evolutionary biology.
Mitsuho Katoh +2 more
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Seeing Through the Mimicry of Papilio bootes by Combining Computer‐Aided and Human Eyesight Morphological Comparisons [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Tailed Redbreast Papilio bootes exhibits a tendency for specific mimicry of sympatric Byasa species across its distribution range, but this phenomenon has not yet been quantitatively analysed.
Yuan‐Rui‐Xue Xie +6 more
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Extensive Field Observations Throw Light on the Evolution of Mimicry in Camponotus lateralis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Mediterranean ant‐ant association between Camponotus lateralis and Crematogaster scutellaris has fascinated naturalists for long, with a focus on documenting the attraction of Ca. lateralis workers to Cr. scutellaris trails.
Herbert C. Wagner +3 more
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The “Chameleon Ant” Colobopsis imitans Adapts Its Mimetic Appearance to Local Model Species Across the Mediterranean Basin (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMimicry, where an organism (the mimic) convergently evolves traits resembling another (the model), is one of the most compelling phenomena in evolutionary biology.
Herbert C. Wagner, Sándor Csősz
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Population genetic structure and evolution of Batesian mimicry in Papilio polytes from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, analyzed by genotyping‐by‐sequencing [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Batesian mimicry is a striking example of Darwinian evolution, in which a mimetic species resembles toxic or unpalatable model species, thereby receiving protection from predators.
Yukuto Sato +5 more
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Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Batesian mimicry, a type of deceptive pollination, is a complicated strategy used by nonrewarding plants to attract pollinators, but some hypotheses concerning this have not been systematically verified.
Huolin Luo +8 more
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Batesian mimicry has evolved with deleterious effects of the pleiotropic gene doublesex [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Dimorphic female-limited Batesian mimicry in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes is regulated by the supergene locus H, harbouring the mimetic (H) and non-mimetic (h) doublesex (dsx) gene. In the present study, we demonstrated that dsx-H negatively
Shinya Komata +2 more
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Frequency-dependent Batesian mimicry maintains colour polymorphism in a sea snake population [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Evolutionary theory suggests that polymorphic traits can be maintained within a single population only under specific conditions, such as negative frequency-dependent selection or heterozygote advantage.
Richard Shine +2 more
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Mimicry between adult rove beetles and assassin bug nymphs with unequal defenses: antagonistic or mutualistic? [PDF]
PeerJDefensive mimicry encompasses a continuum ranging from Batesian to Müllerian mimicry. Batesian mimicry involves antagonistic interactions between undefended and defended species, whereas Müllerian mimicry represents mutualistic interactions between ...
Shinji Sugiura, Masakazu Hayashi
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The coming and going of Batesian mimicry in a Holarctic butterfly clade [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2010 A study using phylogenetic hypothesis testing, published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, suggests that non-mimetic forms of the North American white admiral butterfly evolved from a mimetic ancestor.
Fiedler Konrad
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