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Batesian mimicry is a phenomenon in which non-harmful species have evolved to mimic the appearance of a species that is harmful to potential predators. The Batesian mimics therefore benefit from the predator’s learned avoidance behaviour.

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20 October 2022 | Open Access

Assessing Müllerian mimicry in North American bumble bees using human perception
- Joseph S. Wilson
- , Aaron D. Pan
- & Olivia Messinger Carril
Scientific Reports 12, 17604
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07 December 2020 | Open Access

Batesian mimicry has evolved with deleterious effects of the pleiotropic gene doublesex
- Shinya Komata
- , Tasuku Kitamura
- & Haruhiko Fujiwara
Scientific Reports 10, 21333
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07 September 2018 | Open Access

Ultraviolet exposure has an epigenetic effect on a Batesian mimetic trait in the butterfly Papilio polytes
- Mitsuho Katoh
- , Haruki Tatsuta
- & Kazuki Tsuji
Scientific Reports 8, 13416
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07 November 2017 | Open Access

Tracing the origin and evolution of supergene mimicry in butterflies

Wing pattern mimicry in the butterfly Papilio polytes is controlled by a single Mendelian locus, the mimicry supergene doublesex. Here, Zhang and colleagues reconstruct the complex evolutionary history of the doublesex supergene and mimicry in the Papilio polytes species group.
- Wei Zhang
- , Erica Westerman
- & Marcus R. Kronforst
Nature Communications 8, 1269
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10 October 2017 | Open Access

Temporal dynamics of the mimetic allele frequency at the doublesex locus, which controls polymorphic Batesian mimicry in Papilio memnon butterflies
- Shinya Komata
- , Chung-Ping Lin
- & Teiji Sota
Scientific Reports 7, 12926
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25 July 2017 | Open Access

Rapid evolution of a Batesian mimicry trait in a butterfly responding to arrival of a new model
- Mitsuho Katoh
- , Haruki Tatsuta
- & Kazuki Tsuji
Scientific Reports 7, 6369

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Batesian mimicry articles from across Nature Portfolio

Latest Research and Reviews

Assessing Müllerian mimicry in North American bumble bees using human perception

Batesian mimicry has evolved with deleterious effects of the pleiotropic gene doublesex

Ultraviolet exposure has an epigenetic effect on a Batesian mimetic trait in the butterfly Papilio polytes

Tracing the origin and evolution of supergene mimicry in butterflies

Temporal dynamics of the mimetic allele frequency at the doublesex locus, which controls polymorphic Batesian mimicry in Papilio memnon butterflies

Rapid evolution of a Batesian mimicry trait in a butterfly responding to arrival of a new model

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