- In zoology,
automimicry,
Browerian mimicry, or
intraspecific mimicry, is a form of
mimicry in
which the same
species of
animal is imitated.
There are...
-
contemporary literature. The
model is
usually another species,
except in
automimicry,
where members of the
species mimic other members, or
other parts of...
- a
reduction in
predation by
Batesian mimicry.
Eyespots are a type of
automimicry used by some
butterflies and moths. In butterflies, the
spots are composed...
- length; the legs also have dark stripes. S. coleoptrata has
developed automimicry in that its tail-like hind legs
present the
appearance of antennae. When...
-
coenia foretarsal chemoreceptors.
Larvae also
appear to
weakly adopt automimicry as a
survival strategy. In the
presence of
caterpillars that have sequestered...
- mimicry,
harmless animals may
appear to be
distasteful or poisonous. In
automimicry,
animals may have
eyespots in less
important parts of the body than the...
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Australia and Africa. They are
remarkable for the
sophistication of
their automimicry. The
family name is
derived from the Gr**** ευρος (euros) and βραχυς (brachus)...
- (after
Lincoln P.
Brower and Jane Van
Zandt Brower). This is a case of
automimicry; the
model is the same
species as its mimic.
Equivalent to
Batesian mimicry...
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camouflage schemes that
included both
disruptive ground coloration and
automimicry (deceptive self-imitation), in the form of a
false canopy on the underside...
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nearby patterns of markings,
which combine to
create a "false head". This
automimicry misdirects predators such as
birds and
jumping spiders (Salticidae)....
