Evolutionary implications of the form of predator generalization for aposematic signals and mimicry in prey

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2913-2921

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Franks, Dan W ^b   Balogh, Alexandra C V ^c   Leimar, Olof ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Generalization gradient; M llerian mimicry; Peak shift; Warning signals

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; LEARNING; MIMICRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FLY; GENETICS; LEARNING; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BIRDS; DIPTERA; EVOLUTION; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 54849409718     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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