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Batesian-Müllerian mimicry ring around the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Mimicry is usually understood to be an adaptive resemblance between phylogenetically distant groups of species. In this study, we focus on Batesian and Müllerian mimicry, which are often viewed as a continuum rather than distinct phenomena, forming so ...
Antonín Hlaváček +4 more
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Phylogenetic codivergence supports coevolution of mimetic Heliconius butterflies. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The unpalatable and warning-patterned butterflies Heliconius erato and Heliconius melpomene provide the best studied example of mutualistic Müllerian mimicry, thought-but rarely demonstrated-to promote coevolution.
Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill +1 more
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Ecological and evolutionary processes drive the origin and maintenance of imperfect mimicry. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Although the forces behind the evolution of imperfect mimicry remain poorly studied, recent hypotheses suggest that relaxed selection on small-bodied individuals leads to imperfect mimicry.
Joseph S Wilson +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2018 Africa has the most tropical and subtropical land of any continent, yet has relatively low species richness in several taxa. This depauperate nature of the African tropical fauna and flora has led some to call Africa the "odd man out." One exception to ...
Joseph S Wilson +3 more
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Mimicry in Heliconius and Ithomiini butterflies: The profound consequences of an adaptation
BIO Web of Conferences, 2015 Prey populations have evolved multiple strategies to escape predation. Camouflage is a strategy resting on avoiding detection by potential predators, whereas aposematism relies on advertising chemical defences with conspicuous warning signals.
Elias Marianne, Joron Mathieu
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A conserved supergene locus controls colour pattern diversity in Heliconius butterflies. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2006 We studied whether similar developmental genetic mechanisms are involved in both convergent and divergent evolution. Mimetic insects are known for their diversity of patterns as well as their remarkable evolutionary convergence, and they have played an ...
Mathieu Joron +15 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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A new genus and species of nudibranch-mimicking Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNudibranch mollusks, which are well-known for their vivid warning coloration and effective defenses, are mimicked by diverse invertebrates to deter predation through both Müllerian and Batesian strategies. Despite extensive documentation across different
Naoto Jimi +4 more
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Competition and the evolution of imperfect mimicry
Current Zoology, 2012 Mimicry is widely used to exemplify natural selection’s power in promoting adaptation. Nonetheless, it has become increasingly clear that mimicry is frequently imprecise.
David W. PFENNIG, David W. KIKUCHI
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A Müllerian mimicry ring in Appalachian millipedes. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2009 Few biological phenomena provide such an elegant and straightforward example of evolution by natural selection as color mimicry among unrelated organisms.
Marek PE, Bond JE.
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