The evolution of Müllerian mimicry

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 681-695

  Sherratt, Thomas N ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti apostatic selection; M llerian mimicry; Predation; Warning signals

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; MIMICRY; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDATION; SELECTION; SIGNAL;

EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MORTALITY; MULLERIAN MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATION; PREY; REVIEW; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 46749109551     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0403-y     Document Type: Review

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