Does the abundance of hoverfly (Syrphidae) mimics depend on the numbers of their hymenopteran models?

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 367-375

  Howarth, Brigitte ^a,c   Edmunds, Malcolm ^a   Gilbert, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Al Ain English Speaking School   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Generalized linear model analysis; Hoverflies; Hymenoptera; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOR; MIMICRY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; SYRPHIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1642367462     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01652.x     Document Type: Article

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