Batesian mimicry and signal accuracy

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2050-2053

  Mappes, Johanna ^a   Alatalo, Rauno V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Degree of signal accuracy; Novel world

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031408965     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb05129.x     Document Type: Article

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