Diversity in mimicry: paradox or paradigm?

被引：267

作者：

Joron, M

Mallet, JLB

机构：

[1] Univ Montpellier 2, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France

[2] UCL, Galton Lab, London NW1 2HE, England

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 1998年 / 13卷 / 11期

基金：

英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会; 英国自然环境研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01483-9

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Visual mimicry is a textbook case of natural selection because it is both intuitively understandable and has repeatedly evolved in a range of organisms: it is the ultimate example of parallel evolution. In many mimetic groups, particularly butterflies, a huge variety of colour patterns has arisen, even in closely related species. There has been much recent controversy over explanations of this variety. Mimicry is today a broad field of evolutionary study; here we discuss the evolution of its diversity in predator-prey systems.

引用

页码：461 / 466

页数：6

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