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Insect Camouflage and Mimicry
Camouflage and mimicry are adaptations some animals use as protection from predators. An animal that uses camouflage looks like things in its environment. It might
look like a leaf, a twig, or a rock. Animals that use mimicry use colors and markings to look like another animal. [eng]
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Animal behaviour: Benefits of female mimicry in snakes
Males of several animal species mimic females either in appearance or in the chemical cues they release, and this mimicry
has generally been interpreted in terms of alternative mating strategies –– for example, a male that mimics a female may
obtain stolen inseminations or avoid aggression from larger rivals. Our studies of snakes suggest a different explanation, which
relies on natural selection rather than sexual selection. [eng]
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Mьllerian mimicry in Dendrobates frogs near Tarapoto, Peru
The three frogs are all putative members of a single species, Dendrobates imitator. Each of these different morphs is sympatric with a different species in a
different geographical region. [eng]
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