Heterogeneity in predator micro-habitat use and the maintenance of Müllerian mimetic diversity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Gompert, Zachariah ^a   Willmott, Keith ^b   Elias, Marianne ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Community diversity; Ecological speciation; Ithomiine butterflies; M llerian mimicry; Niche convergence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BUTTERFLY; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; NICHE; PREDATION; PREDATOR; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PROBABILITY;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79955748405     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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