Sheep in wolves' clothing

Graeme D. Ruxton ()
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Graeme D. Ruxton: University of Glasgow

Nature, 1998, vol. 394, issue 6696, 833-834

Abstract: In the animal world, one strategy to lessen the chances of being eaten by a predator is to mimic other, unpalatable species. That strategy is used by creatures that may themselves be palatable or unpalatable, and study of mimicry has usually centred on this dichotomy. Now, however, it is proposed that the ability of a predator to discriminate between types of prey will also influence the evolution of mimetic systems.

Date: 1998
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