Mimicry of ants
and beetles by spiders is also, on its face, not easily categorized.
Significantly, postcolonial theorists have
seen mimicry
as bordering on mockery, ' since it can appear to parody whatever it mimics.
Mimicry in hoverflies.
These antibodies will be used in the study of
molecular mimicry
in the context of autoimmune uveitis.
There is strong indirect, and some direct, evidence that this is achieved through
chemical mimicry.
We are testing the hypothesis that all maculinea and microdon species employ
chemical mimicry
to a varying degree.
Others think that
motor mimicry
is primitive empathy and if we could explain imitation we would be on the way to explaining empathy.
Vocalizations and
vocal mimicry
in captive harbor seals, phoca vitulina.
However, more recently analyzed data have indicated that the viceroy is also unpalatable and thus the pair is an example of
müllerian mimicry.
Full text available as: pdf abstract ideas about the evolution of
imperfect mimicry
are reviewed.
He's also a highly entertaining companion, with a gift for
accurate mimicry
which can make you ache with laughter.
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