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Record 1 2020-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

[An act, instance, or mode of copying or imitating] in which there is a resemblance between different parts of the same organism or between individuals of the same species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
CONT

L'automimétisme […] est le cas où une partie du corps d'un insecte participe à une imitation, cas par exemple des ocelles cachés au repos de certains papillons et qu'ils déploient quand on les inquiète en montrant les «gros yeux».

OBS

Il s'agit d'un type de mimétisme qui se produit à l'intérieur d'une même espèce ou au sein d'un individu.

Key term(s)
  • auto-mimétisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
DEF

Instrumento engañoso que poseen ciertos animales, mediante el cual una parte del cuerpo se mimetiza con otra para incrementar la supervivencia durante un ataque, o da al depredador una apariencia inofensiva.

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