Ecological and evolutionary processes drive the origin and maintenance of imperfect mimicry.

Although the forces behind the evolution of imperfect mimicry remain poorly studied, recent hypotheses suggest that relaxed selection on small-bodied individuals leads to imperfect mimicry. While evolutionary history undoubtedly affects the development of imperfect mimicry, ecological community cont...

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Main Authors: Joseph S Wilson, Joshua P Jahner, Kevin A Williams, Matthew L Forister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3625143?pdf=render