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Biological Phenomena > Adaptation, Biological > Biological Mimicry

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Biological Mimicry  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Resemblance in appearance, structure, function, sound, scent or behavior between related or unrelated species, occurring in the same geographic location. The blending in of an organism with the colors and patterns of its physical environment or surroundings, such that it becomes indistinguishable from the latter.

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Entry terms

  • Aposematism
  • Batesian Mimicry
  • Crypses
  • Mullerian Mimicry

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QZ402C0M-N

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