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SUBMITTER: Akcali CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6784714 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Akcali Christopher K CK Pérez-Mendoza Hibraim Adán HA Kikuchi David W DW Pfennig David W DW
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20190918 1911
Batesian mimics-benign species that receive protection from predation by resembling a dangerous species-often occur with multiple model species. Here, we examine whether geographical variation in the number of local models generates geographical variation in mimic-model resemblance. In areas with multiple models, selection might be relaxed or even favour imprecise mimicry relative to areas with only one model. We test the prediction that model-mimic match should vary with the number of other mod ...[more]