Predatory pollinator deception: Does the orchid mantis resemble a model species?
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Predatory pollinator deception: Does the orchid mantis resemble a model species?
Cases of imperfect or non-model mimicry are common in plants and animals and challenge intuitive assumptions about the nature of directional selection on mimics. Many non-rewarding flower species do not mimic a particular species, but attract pollinators through ‘generalised food deception’. Some predatory animals also attract pollinators by resembling flowers, perhaps the most well known, yet ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Zoology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2396-9814,1674-5507
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/60.1.90