Out of the frying pan and into the fire: A novel trade-off for batesian mimics

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-277

  Nelson, Ximena J ^a,c   Li, Daiqin ^b   Jackson, Robert R ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; MIMICRY; PREDATOR; PREY SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ARANEAE; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MYRMARACHNE; PORTIA FIMBRIATA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 33645021351     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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