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Evaluating the potential for evolutionary mismatch in Batesian mimics: A case study in the endangered smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)

Many harmless organisms gain a survival advantage by mimicking venomous species. This is the case of the endangered smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), which mimics venomous vipers. Although this may protect the smooth snake against most of its natural predators, it may render them at greater risk o...

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Autores principales: Valkonen, Janne K., Mäkelä, Anni, Mappes, Johanna, López‐Sepulcre, Andrés
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6183469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30344623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12679