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High-model abundance may permit the gradual evolution of Batesian mimicry: an experimental test.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Apr 2010
Kikuchi David W, Pfennig David W
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In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species (the 'mimic') resembles a dangerous species (the 'model') and is thus protected from predators. It is often assumed that the mimetic phenotype evolves from a cryptic phenotype, but it is unclear how a population can transition through intermediate phenotypes; such intermediates may receive neither the benefits of crypsis nor mimicry. Here, we ask if selection against...
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