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Cognitive Dimensions of Predator Responses to Imperfect Mimicry
How palatable animals manage to enjoy increased protection from predators by imperfectly mimicking well-defended animals, like wasps, even though their resemblance appears slight to the human eye has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. Could predator cognition explain the mimics' success?
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2222978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18162048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050339 |
| Sumario: | How palatable animals manage to enjoy increased protection from predators by imperfectly mimicking well-defended animals, like wasps, even though their resemblance appears slight to the human eye has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. Could predator cognition explain the mimics' success? |
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