Investigating Müllerian mimicry: Predator learning and variation in prey defences

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 780-791

  Ihalainen, Eira ^a   Lindstrom L ^a   Mappes, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Memory; Palatability spectrum; Quasi Batesian mimicry

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; AVIFAUNA; LEARNING; MEMORY; MIMICRY; MORTALITY; PALATABILITY; PREDATOR; SIGNALING;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SONGBIRD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; LEARNING; MEMORY; PASSERIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AVES;

EID: 33847020900     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01234.x     Document Type: Article

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