Does Müllerian Mimicry Work in Nature? Experiments with Butterflies and Birds (Tyrannidae)

Biotropica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 356-364

  Pinheiro, Carlos E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; M llerian mimicry; Prey choice; Tropical rain forest; Tyrant flycatchers; Unpalatability

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BUTTERFLY; FAMILIARITY; HABITAT TYPE; MIMICRY; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; HIRUNDINEA; HIRUNDINEA FERRUGINEA; PAPILIONOIDEA; TYRANNIDAE; TYRANNUS; TYRANNUS MELANCHOLICUS;

EID: 0345392828     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00589.x     Document Type: Article

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