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Signal categorization by foraging animals depends on ecological diversity

Warning signals displayed by defended prey are mimicked by both mutualistic (Müllerian) and parasitic (Batesian) species. Yet mimicry is often imperfect: why does selection not improve mimicry? Predators create selection on warning signals, so predator psychology is crucial to understanding mimicry....

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Autores principales: Kikuchi, David William, Dornhaus, Anna, Gopeechund, Vandana, Sherratt, Thomas N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31021317
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43965