Rule-breaking mimicry: a tale of two butterflies
Auteur :
Smith, David A. S. / Gordon, Ian J.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781041392972
Date de publication :
8 avr. 2027
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Despite the impressive resemblance of four pairs of differently colored mimetic morphs between the African Queen butterfly and the Diadem butterfly, their distrubutions and frequencies don't match. This book describes research into this enigma and argues that the protection provided by mimicry is real but short-lived and intermittent.