Why many Batesian mimics are inaccurate: evidence from hoverfly colour patterns

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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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Main Authors:	Taylor, Christopher H., Reader, Tom, Gilbert, Francis
Format:	Article
Published:	Royal Society 2016
Subjects:	Batesian mimicry imperfect mimicry Syrphidae distance transform thermal melanism
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38609/

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