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    species unprofitable enough to predators to allow Müllerian mimicry to develop. Once a pair of Müllerian mimics has formed, other mimics may join them by...
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    warning coloration and mimicry VII — Evolutionary consequences of a Batesian–Müllerian spectrum: A model for Müllerian mimicry". Evolution. 30 (1): 86–93...
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    form of protective mimicry is Müllerian mimicry, discovered by and named after the naturalist Fritz Müller. In Müllerian mimicry, both model and mimic...
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    history of the Atlantic forest and was an early advocate of Darwinism. Müllerian mimicry is named after him. Müller was born in the village of Windischholzhausen...
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  • Müllerian may refer to: Müllerian mimicry, a type of mimicry or convergence named after Fritz Müller Müllerian ducts, which enter the cloaca of an embryo...
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    David B. (June 1991). "Revising a Classic Butterfly Mimicry Scenario: Demonstration of Müllerian Mimicry between Florida Viceroys (Limenitis archippus floridensis)...
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  • appears to use Müllerian mimicry for protection. It is hypothesized that this venom may have allowed it to develop a system of Müllerian mimicry with the Indian...
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    then attempt to eat the similar-looking unpalatable butterflies. Müllerian mimicry occurs when multiple species which are all unpalatable evolve to resemble...
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    Batesian and Müllerian forms of mimicry, where the mimic shares outward characteristics with an aposematic or harmful model. In Batesian mimicry, the mimic...
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    protective Müllerian mimicry. Harmless insects such as hoverflies often derive protection from resembling bumblebees, in Batesian mimicry, and may be...
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    Aposematism (section Mimicry)
    Wallace's concept of warning coloration. Aposematism is exploited in Müllerian mimicry, where species with strong defences evolve to resemble one another...
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    Symbiosis (section Mimicry)
    types of mimicry are Batesian and Müllerian, the first involving one-sided exploitation, the second providing mutual benefit. Batesian mimicry is an exploitative...
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    Batesian mimicry, where the mimic is harmless and is essentially bluffing, and Müllerian mimicry, where the mimic is also distasteful, and the mimicry can...
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    ismenius resembles a number of other butterflies, an example of Müllerian mimicry. Like any other butterfly, Heliconius ismenius start as eggs, grow...
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    Mutillidae have eight phenotypically distinct and geographically limited Müllerian mimicry rings (Desert, Eastern, Madrean, Texan, Red-headed Timulla, Black-headed...
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    evolution. Mutual resemblance among cleaner fish is analogous to Müllerian mimicry, as where stinging bees and wasps mimic each other. In his Histories...
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    ant mimicry. Chemical mimicry exists within many of the different forms of mimicry such as aggressive, protective, Batesian, and Müllerian mimicry and...
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    a warning to predators of its inedibility; this is an example of Müllerian mimicry. H. melpomene was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage...
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    led to suggestions that they and some species of chrysomelids form Müllerian mimicry rings particularly to defend them from birds. Despite their chemical...
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    oligophagous. H. cydno is also characterized by hybridization and Müllerian mimicry. Wing coloration plays a key role in mate choice and has further implications...
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    actually more unpalatable than the monarch, making this a case of Müllerian mimicry. The monarch is the state insect of Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota...
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    insects exhibit protective mimicry of aggressive, stinging yellowjackets; in addition to numerous bees and wasps (Müllerian mimicry), the list includes some...
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    the shared color patterns between these two species, resulting in Müllerian mimicry. Analysis of anuran skin secretion chemical composition is important...
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    butterflies (see Batesian mimicry). In addition, the Indian species of the genus Euploea show another kind of mimicry, Müllerian mimicry. Accordingly, this species...
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    unpalatable red-bodied swallowtails, the common rose and the crimson rose. Müllerian mimicry occurs when aposematic species evolve to resemble each other, presumably...
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    aposematism. Heliconius butterflies are thus Müllerian mimics of one another, and are also involved in Müllerian mimicry with various species of Ithomiini, Danaini...
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    Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. H. erato exhibits Müllerian mimicry with other Heliconius butterflies such as Heliconius melpomene in...
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    survival advantage by resembling inedible species (the models). In Müllerian mimicry, inedible species, such as of wasps and bees, resemble each other...
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    genus exhibit Müllerian mimicry. There is an eastern mimicry ring, which includes D. occidentalis and D. vesta, and there is the western mimicry ring, which...
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    hewitsoni Costa Rica H. s. leuce Costa Rica H. sapho engages in Müllerian mimicry with fellow Lepidoptera member H. cydno. The coloring pattern of H...
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