Batesian Mimicry

... point. But I'm still convinced that any relationship accruing from mimicry has to have resulted from another form of relationship. My main points ... on the presence of another. Defensive mimicry: The most common form is Batesian mimicry, where one animal simply mimics another that is less likely ...

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... being used here. The reason I say A is because: In Mullerian mimicry, the organism already has an antipredator defense (bad taste). The ... decreasing the selection effectiveness in the overall population. In Batesian mimicry the only factor affecting the selection of the mimicry trait ...

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... as more and more organisms in the species exhibit this harmless mimic. (Batesian mimicry) An organism with a bad taste evolves to look like an organism that stings. (Mullerian ...

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there are also other types of mimicry. batesian mimicry is when a harmless species mimics a dangerous one mullerian mimicry is when two species ...

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