The evolution of imperfect mimicry

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 821-826

  Sherratt, Thomas N ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Hoverflies; Receiver sensitivity; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 0036862894     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.6.821     Document Type: Article

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