A mathematical model of aggressive mimicry

Carl T Kloock and Thomas Getty

Behavioral Ecology, 2019, vol. 30, issue 1, 134-141

Abstract: We present a mathematical model of aggressive mimicry systems in which predators lure prey by mimicking food items of those prey. We use this model to explore potential dynamics of mimicry systems where a bad outcome results in death. This leads to some counterintuitive expectations not found in earlier models of aggressive mimicry that have not included the potential for dupe death.

Keywords: aggressive mimicry; foraging under predation risk; signal detection theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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