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Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Presently, there are three main hypotheses to explain why the leaves of many Australian mistletoes resemble their hosts. The eco‐physiological convergence hypothesis suggests that mistletoes must manage their physiology, especially their water relations, to match those of the host, to avoid killing themselves or the host branch they have ...
J. J. Midgley
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Mimetic accuracy and co-evolution of mimetic traits in ant-mimicking species
iScience, 2022 Summary: Myrmecomorphy is the most frequent type of Batesian mimicry. Myrmecomorphic species differ in the accuracy with which they resemble ants; however, the hypothesis of the co-evolution of mimetic traits has been rarely tested.
Stano Pekár +3 more
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT The neotropical butterfly tribe Ithomiini (Danainae) comprises about 400 species distributed from Mexico to Northern Argentina, 58 of which occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Among these are two species assigned to the genus Hyalyris Boisduval, 1870: Hyalyris fiammetta (Hewitson, 1852) and Hyalyris leptalina (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865).
André Victor Lucci Freitas +7 more
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American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract Premise Orchids have many pollination strategies, from highly species‐specific mutualisms with insects to deceit pollination, including sexual deception. The family also has the most leafless, parasitic species (mycoheterotrophs) of any plant family.
John V. Freudenstein, Craig F. Barrett
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Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2014 Wing reduction is well known in the cyclostome lineage of Braconidae, but very unusual in non-cyclostome groups. A new species from New Zealand, Meteorus orocrambivorus, the first micropterous species of the non-cyclostome and cosmopolitan genus Meteorus,
Helmuth Aguirre +3 more
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Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Mainstream psychiatry continues to interpret neurodivergence through a disease paradigm, assuming that all cases of autism and ADHD reflect disordered brain development. This framing has contributed to the view that elevated rates of co‐occurring psychiatric diagnoses found in neurodivergent populations can be explained through shared ...
Benjamin Griffin +2 more
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Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.By combining computer vision and morphometrics on museum specimens, we show that hindwing tail shape and colour patterns evolved in concert across swallowtails. Long‐tailed species display contrasted stripes and marginal spots, suggesting coevolution of deflective traits promoted by natural selection by predators.
Agathe Puissant +4 more
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Mimicry and masquerade from the avian visual perspective
Current Zoology, 2012 Several of the most celebrated examples of visual mimicry, like mimetic eggs laid by avian brood parasites and palatable insects mimicking distasteful ones, involve signals directed at the eyes of birds.
Mary Caswell STODDARD
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Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 108, Issue 1, Page 351-360, January 2026.Abstract Here, we describe a new species of Peckoltia (Loricariidae; Hypostominae) from the rapids of the Rio Tocantins‐Araguaia basin, previously identified as Peckoltia vittata, using an integrative taxonomy approach. The new species is distinguished from congeners by ventral region presenting diffuse stripes on surface, not presenting spots or ...
Felipe Arian Andrade de Araújo +3 more
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A Batesian mimic and its model share color production mechanisms
Current Zoology, 2012 Batesian mimics are harmless prey species that resemble dangerous ones (models), and thus receive protection from predators. How such adaptive resemblances evolve is a classical problem in evolutionary biology.
David W. KIKUCHI, David W. PFENNIG
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