Imperfect mimicry and the limits of natural selection
DW Kikuchi, DW Pfennig - The Quarterly review of biology, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Mimicry—when one organism (the mimic) evolves a phenotypic resemblance to another (the
model) due to selective benefits—is widely used to illustrate natural selection's power to …
model) due to selective benefits—is widely used to illustrate natural selection's power to …
How life became colourful: colour vision, aposematism, sexual selection, flowers, and fruits
Plants and animals are often adorned with potentially conspicuous colours (eg red, yellow,
orange, blue, purple). These include the dazzling colours of fruits and flowers, the brilliant …
orange, blue, purple). These include the dazzling colours of fruits and flowers, the brilliant …
Multilocus Species Trees Show the Recent Adaptive Radiation of the Mimetic Heliconius Butterflies
KM Kozak, N Wahlberg, AFE Neild… - Systematic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Müllerian mimicry among Neotropical Heliconiini butterflies is an excellent example of
natural selection, associated with the diversification of a large continental-scale radiation …
natural selection, associated with the diversification of a large continental-scale radiation …
Phenotypic landscape inference reveals multiple evolutionary paths to C4 photosynthesis
C4 photosynthesis has independently evolved from the ancestral C3 pathway in at least 60
plant lineages, but, as with other complex traits, how it evolved is unclear. Here we show that …
plant lineages, but, as with other complex traits, how it evolved is unclear. Here we show that …
Why aren't warning signals everywhere? On the prevalence of aposematism and mimicry in communities
DW Kikuchi, ME Herberstein, M Barfield… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Warning signals are a striking example of natural selection present in almost every
ecological community–from Nordic meadows to tropical rainforests, defended prey species …
ecological community–from Nordic meadows to tropical rainforests, defended prey species …
Müllerian mimicry among bees and wasps: a review of current knowledge and future avenues of research
Many bees and stinging wasps, or aculeates, exhibit striking colour patterns or conspicuous
coloration, such as black and yellow stripes. Such coloration is often interpreted as an …
coloration, such as black and yellow stripes. Such coloration is often interpreted as an …
Biogeography confounds the signal of cospeciation in Batesian mimicry
Since the inception of the field of evolution, mimicry has yielded insights into foundational
evolutionary processes, including adaptive peak shifts, speciation, and the emergence and …
evolutionary processes, including adaptive peak shifts, speciation, and the emergence and …
North American velvet ants form one of the world's largest known Müllerian mimicry complexes
Color mimicry is often celebrated as one of the most straightforward examples of evolution
by natural selection, as striking morphological similarity between species evolves in …
by natural selection, as striking morphological similarity between species evolves in …
A homeotic shift late in development drives mimetic color variation in a bumble bee
Natural phenotypic radiations, with their high diversity and convergence, are well-suited for
informing how genomic changes translate to natural phenotypic variation. New genomic …
informing how genomic changes translate to natural phenotypic variation. New genomic …
Conspicuousness, phylogenetic structure, and origins of Müllerian mimicry in 4000 lycid beetles from all zoogeographic regions
Biologists have reported on the chemical defences and the phenetic similarity of net-winged
beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) and their co-mimics. Nevertheless, our knowledge has …
beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) and their co-mimics. Nevertheless, our knowledge has …