This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Batesian mimicry is a fundamental example of adaptive phenotypic evolution driven by strong natural selection. Given the potentially dramatic ...

1) A mathematical model for Müllerian mimicry is derived based upon the previously proposed model for Batesian mimicry. The biological implications of the model are discussed, the most important of ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

What is a ‘weed’? What is ‘Batesian mimicry’? How many wings do bees have? (Answers below.) Al B of Hartland writes: “I walked about the yard, pulling plants that weren’t where they should be. A weed ...

From moths to snakes, many animals use cunning mimicry techniques to survive. Now, a new study has revealed how greater mouse-eared bats use a technique called Batesian mimicry – a form of mimicry ...

Mimicry occurs when an animal evolves an appearance that is similar to another animal. Although this seems simple enough at first glance, natural selection has found a number of interesting ways to ...

Source: Francis C. Franklin, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. In what’s referred to as Batesian mimicry, harmless species can protect themselves from predators by ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

Scientists have long documented mimicry in adult butterflies, but new research shows that caterpillars also use this defense mechanism to deter predators. To protect themselves from hungry predators, ...

If mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, then ants should be quite flattered indeed. So many different species have evolved to look like them that there’s even a special term for it: ...