Life imperfectly imitates life

David W. Pfennig () and David W. Kikuchi ()
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David W. Pfennig: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
David W. Kikuchi: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.

Nature, 2012, vol. 483, issue 7390, 410-411

Abstract: Some species evolve to resemble another species so as to protect themselves from predation, but this mimicry is often imprecise. An analysis of hoverflies suggests why imperfect imitation persists in the face of natural selection. See Letter p.461

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/483410a

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