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Independent evolution of sexual dimorphism and female-limited mimicry in swallowtail butterflies (Papilio dardanus and Papilio phorcas) [PDF]

, 2017
Several species of Swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio) are Batesian mimics that express multiple mimetic female forms, while the males are monomorphic and non-mimetic.
Altschul, Bates, Bininda-Emonds, Bouckaert, Caterino, Charlesworth, Clark, Clark, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Ebersberger, Egea, Fisher, Ford, Gillett, Grabherr, Hoquet, Jukes, Junier, Katoh, Kawahara, Kearse, Komata, Kraaijeveld, Kunte, Kunte, Kunte, Lanfear, Li, Li, Librado, MacManes, Margulies, McDonald, Nei, Nicholson, Nielsen, Nijhout, Nishikawa, Oliver, Paradis, Parra, Parra, Regier, Schliep, Schmieder, Stamatakis, Tamura, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson, Timmermans, Turner, Vane-Wright, Vane-Wright, Vane-Wright, Wallace, Wernersson, Yang, Zakharov, Zhang, Zwick   +65 more
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Convergent evolution of floral signals underlies the success of Neotropical orchids [PDF]

, 2013
The great majority of plant species in the tropics require animals to achieve pollination, but the exact role of floral signals in attraction of animal pollinators is often debated.
Chase, Mark W., Chittka, Lars, Hawkins, Julie A., Loader, Deniz, Papadopulos, Alexander S.T., Powell, Martyn P., Pupulin, Franco, Salamin, Nicolas, Savolainen, Vincent, Valente, Luis M., Warner, Jorge, Whitten, W. Mark, Williams, Norris H.   +12 more
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Hoverflies are imperfect mimics of wasp colouration [PDF]

, 2016
Many Batesian mimics are considered to be inaccurate copies of their models, including a number of hoverfly species which appear to be poor mimics of bees and wasps.
Gilbert, Francis, Reader, Tom, Taylor, Christopher H.   +2 more
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Relative Influence of Environmental Factors on Biodiversity and Behavioural Traits of a Rare Mesopelagic Fish, Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789), in a Continental Shelf Front of the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020
Coastal environments can be influenced by water body masses with particular physical, chemical, and biological properties that create favourable conditions for the development of unique planktonic communities. In this study, we investigated a continental
Armando Macali, Alexander Semenov, Francesco Paladini de Mendoza, Alessia Dinoi, Elisa Bergami, Francesco Tiralongo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circumstantial evidences for mimicry of scorpions by the neotropical gecko Coleodactylus brachystoma (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in the Cerrados of central Brazil [PDF]

, 2005
There are few records of invertebrates mimicry by reptiles. In the Cerrados of central Brazil, the small Coleodactylus brachystoma is an endemic species common in the islands and margins of the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam reservoir.
Paulo Cesar Motta, Reuber Albuquerque Brandão   +1 more
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Life-history constraints in inaccurate Batesian myrmecomorphic spiders (Araneae: Corinnidae, Gnaphosidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Accurate Batesian mimicry is known to impose constraints on some traits of the mimic, such as foraging or reproductive behaviour. It is not known whether life-history traits of inaccurate Batesian mimics are constrained as well.
Stano PEKÁR, Martin JARAB
doaj   +1 more source

Survival benefits in mimicry: a quantitative framework [PDF]

, 2008
Mimicry is a resemblance between species that benefits at least one of the species. It is a ubiquitous evolutionary phenomenon particularly common among prey species, in which case the advantage involves better protection from predation.
Alexey Mikaberidze, Barber, Cross, Darst, Edmunds, Ellner, Gavrilets, Huheey, Ihalainen, Ihalainen, Johnstone, Joron, Joron, Kawaguchi, Lynn, MacDougall, Mallet, Mallet, Mallet, Masudul Haque, Owen, Rowland, Sasaki, Servedio, Sherratt, Sherratt, Sherratt, Skelhorn, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Turner, Turner, Turner, Vandermeer   +36 more
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Hypotheses for the Adaptive Maintenance of Phenotypic Polymorphisms

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Phenotypic polymorphisms offer easily observable diversity ideal for empirical and theoretical exploration, but developing and comparing hypotheses for the adaptive maintenance of polymorphism can be a challenge. Here, we propose a framework categorizing polymorphisms based on (i) one of five distinct types of maintenance selection and (ii) the context
Jay J. Falk, Michael S. Webster, Dustin R. Rubenstein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexually dimorphic dorsal coloration in a jumping spider: testing a potential case of sex-specific mimicry

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
To avoid predation, many animals mimic behaviours and/or coloration of dangerous prey. Here we examine potential sex-specific mimicry in the jumping spider Habronattus pyrrithrix.
Collette Cook, Erin C. Powell, Kevin J. McGraw, Lisa A. Taylor   +3 more
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Competition and mimicry: the curious case of chaetae in brachiopods from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale [PDF]

, 2015
Background: One of the first phyla to acquire biomineralized skeletal elements in the Cambrian, brachiopods represent a vital component in unraveling the early evolution and relationships of the Lophotrochozoa.
Jean-Bernard Caron, Lars E Holmer, Luke C Strotz, Noel N Tait, Timothy P Topper, Zhifei Zhang   +5 more
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