Batesian mimicry: can a leopard change its spots--and get them back?
Can undefended mimics survive outside the range of their noxious models? Two recent studies on Batesian mimicry suggest they can, but alternative survival strategies and morphologies are then favoured.
Joron
Mathieu
M
Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK. mathieu.joron@ed.ac.uk
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012911:Snakes / Q000235:genetics*