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BATESIAN MIMICRY [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

The protective resemblance in appearance of a palatable or harmless species, as the viceroy butterfly, to an unpalatable or dangerous species, as the monarch butterfly, that is usually avoided by predators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Type de mimétisme selon lequel la livrée du mime ressemble à celle d'un organisme particulièrement redouté des prédateurs.

Spanish

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