Mimics without models: Causes and consequences of allopatry in Batesian mimicry complexes

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1694, 2010, Pages 2577-2585

  Pfennig, David W ^a   Mullen, Sean P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Mimicry; Predation; Speciation; Species ranges

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE FLOW; MIMICRY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EID: 77956925445     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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