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SUBMITTER: Barnett CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261854 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barnett Craig A CA Bateson Melissa M Rowe Candy C
Biology letters 20141101 11
Toxic prey that signal their defences to predators using conspicuous warning signals are called 'aposematic'. Predators learn about the toxic content of aposematic prey and reduce their attacks on them. However, through regulating their toxin intake, predators will include aposematic prey in their diets when the benefits of gaining the nutrients they contain outweigh the costs of ingesting the prey's toxins. Predators face a problem when managing their toxin intake: prey sharing the same warning ...[more]