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High-model abundance may permit the gradual evolution of Batesian mimicry: an experimental test [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2010 David W Kikuchi, David W Pfennig
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Two new ant-mimicking spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Costa Rica
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 During a recent investigation of ant-mimicking arthropods in Costa Rica, two new species of salticid spiders were discovered. Here, I provide descriptions of the two species, Myrmapana costaricaensis sp. nov. and Corcovetella galianoae sp. nov.
Stano Pekár
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On the evolution of mimicry in avian nestlings
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Batesian mimicry (BM), where a nontoxic species resembles a toxic species with aposematic coloring, has been recently described for a Neotropical species of the suboscine passerine (Laniocera hypopyrra).
Gustavo A. Londoño +3 more
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Influence of mimicry on extinction risk in Aculeata: a theoretical approach
Peer Community Journal, 2023 Positive ecological interactions can play a role in community structure and species co-existence. A well-documented case of mutualistic interaction is Mullerian mimicry, the convergence of colour pattern in defended species living in sympatry.
Boutin, Maxime +4 more
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Are some brightly coloured European wild birds toxic?
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Some colourful European wild birds display contrasting bright colours. These are often striking black and white or primary and secondary colours, and with the same basic plumage livery shared by both sexes.
Hugh D. Loxdale
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Mutualisms involve cooperation, but also frequently involve conflict. Plant-pollinator mutualisms are no exception. To facilitate animal pollination, flowering plants often offer pollen (their male gametes) as a food reward.
Avery L. Russell +3 more
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Co-occurrence patterns between false coral snake Atractus latifrons (Günther, 1868) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and venomous coral snakes from the Amazon [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 Batesian mimicry may result in remarkable cases of phenotypic convergence that represent classic examples of evolution through natural selection.
PAULA CAROLINA R. DE ALMEIDA +4 more
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Insects, 2018 Some taxa have adopted the strategy of mimicry to protect themselves from predation. Butterflies are some of the best representatives used to study mimicry, with the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) a well-known model.
Dale A. Halbritter +4 more
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Bombardiers and assassins: mimetic interactions between unequally defended insects [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 In defensive mimicry, resemblance between unequally defended species can be parasitic; this phenomenon has been termed quasi-Batesian mimicry. Few studies have used real co-mimics and their predators to test whether the mimetic interactions were ...
Shinji Sugiura, Masakazu Hayashi
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Batesian mimicry is a well‐studied adaptation for predation avoidance, in which a mimetic species resembles an unpalatable model species. Batesian mimicry can be under positive selection because of the protection gained against predators, due to ...
Kaori Tsurui‐Sato +6 more
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