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Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of mimicry patterns in Neotropical limenitidine butterflies

Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
The most comprehensive phylogeny for Adelpha reveals that it is not monophyletic, supporting the description of the new genus Adelphina for the alala‐group. The rate of mimicry evolution increases towards the tropics, consistent with the hypothesis of stronger biotic interactions near the equator.
Erika Páez V., Gael J. Kergoat, Nicolas Chazot, Mohamed Benmesbah, Adriana D. Briscoe, Susan D. Finkbeiner, André V. L. Freitas, Robert P. Guralnick, Ryan I. Hill, Marcus R. Kronforst, Luiza Moraes Magaldi, Sean P. Mullen, Ichiro Nakamura, Hannah L. Owens, Niklas Wahlberg, Maxwell Woodbury, Marianne Elias, Keith R. Willmott   +17 more
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Proportions of aposematic colouration in bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) and their main mimics – hoverflies, clearwing moths and longhorn beetles [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Although bees and wasps are well known as aposematically coloured insects, the role of their aposematic patterns has not been studied to the same extent as other animal and insect groups, i.e., butterflies or beetles.
Petr Bogusch, Adriana Zahradníková
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Evidences of Batesian Mimicry and Parabiosis in Ants of the Brazilian Savannah

Sociobiology, 2014
Despite the numerous records of ant-mimicking arthropods, reports of ant species that are mimics among themselves are still rare. In the savannah of central Brazil we found two ant species that are remarkably similar in color pattern and body size ...
María Cristina Gallego Ropero, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa   +1 more
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Predation by avian predators may have initiated the evolution of myrmecomorph spiders

Scientific Reports, 2021
Myrmecomorphy is a strategy utilized by a variety of species, among which spiders are the most common. It is supposed that myrmecomorphy tends to be selected by predator avoidance of preying on ants rather than by blind ant workers.
Petr Veselý, Juraj Dobrovodský, Roman Fuchs   +2 more
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White‐tailed Deer Signpost Photoluminescence

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
White‐tailed deer (Odocoileus verginianus) signposts exhibit photoluminescence under crepuscular conditions. The photoluminescence is visible to deer based on previously described deer visual physiology. Here we provide a quantitative description of signpost photoluminescence and discuss our findings relative to previously published criteria for the ...
Daniel R. DeRose‐Broeckert, Billy R. Hammond, Steven B. Castleberry, Gino J. D'Angelo   +3 more
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Associations between fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) and anthozoans (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in epipelagic waters based on in situ records

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 107, Issue 6, Page 2166-2172, December 2025.
Abstract We formally describe the association of fishes and anthozoans in epipelagic waters, extending this relationship to beyond the benthos. In situ observations and photographs of Aluterus schoepfii, Ariomma regulus, Caranx cf. latus and Brama spp.
Gabriel V. F. Afonso, G. David Johnson, R. Collins, Murilo N. L. Pastana   +3 more
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A Predator's Perspective of the Accuracy of Ant Mimicry in Spiders

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
Among spiders, resemblance of ants (myrmecomorphy) usually involves the Batesian mimicry, in which the spider coopts the morphological and behavioural characteristics of ants to deceive ant-averse predators.
Ximena J. Nelson
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Reproductive Barriers and Genomic Hotspots of Adaptation During Allopatric Species Divergence

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 21, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Theory predicts that in allopatric populations, genomic divergence and reproductive barriers may be driven by random genetic drift and thereby evolve slowly in large populations. However, local adaptation and divergence under selection may also play important roles, which remain poorly characterised.
Riddhi Deshmukh, Saurav Baral, Muktai Kuwalekar, Athulya Girish Kizhakke, Krushnamegh Kunte   +4 more
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Honest signalling in predator–prey interactions: Testing the resource allocation hypothesis

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2833-2848, October 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Warning signals are honest if they reliably deliver information about prey unprofitability to predators. One potential mechanism that may create and maintain a positive relationship between the strength of signals and defence is the resource allocation between these ...
Emily Burdfield‐Steel, Cristina Ottocento, Miriam Furlanetto, Bibiana Rojas, Ossi Nokelainen, Johanna Mappes   +5 more
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Do sun orchids mimic buzz‐pollinated plants? An experimental test of the adaptive significance of false anthers

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2876-2888, October 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Mimicry implies that an organism gains fitness by resembling a model species, and one example is rewardless plants that attract pollinators by resembling co‐flowering species that provide rewards.
Daniela Scaccabarozzi, Nina Sletvold
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