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The evolution of müllerian mimicry in multispecies communities.

Nature - 2 Sept 2004

Beatty Christopher D, Beirinckx Kirsten, Sherratt Thomas N

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Prey species that are unprofitable to attack often share conspicuous colours and patterns with other coexisting defended species. This phenomenon, termed müllerian mimicry, has long been explained as a consequence of selection on defended prey to adopt a common way of advertising their unprofitability. However, studies using two unpalatable prey types have not always supported this theory. Here we show, using a...

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PMID: 15343332
DOI: 10.1038/nature02818

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