Predators favour mimicry in a tropical reef fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1516, 2003, Pages 667-672

  Caley, M Julian ^a,c   Schluter, Dolph ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Coral reef fish; Natural selection; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CORAL REEF; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; EVOLUTION; FISH; MODEL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PREY SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANTHOZOA; CANTHIGASTER; CANTHIGASTER VALENTINI; PARALUTERES PRIONURUS; PISCES; PRIONURUS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 0037425030     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2263     Document Type: Article

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