Why many Batesian mimics are inaccurate: evidence from hoverfly colour patterns
Mimicry is considered a classic example of the elaborate adaptations that natural selection can produce, yet often similarity between Batesian (harmless) mimics and their unpalatable models is far from perfect. Variation in mimetic accuracy is a puzzle, since natural selection should favour mimics t...
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Royal Society
2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38609/ |