Mimicry
51aggressive mimicry — ▪ biology a form of similarity in which a predator or parasite gains an advantage by its resemblance to a third party. This model may be the prey (or host) species itself, or it may be a species that the prey does not regard as threatening. An… …
52Batesian mimicry — [bāt′sē ən] n. a kind of mimicry in which one species, to make itself less vulnerable to a particular predator, imitates the structure and coloration of another species that is unpalatable, difficult to capture, etc …
53Bates|i|an mimicry — «BAYT see uhn», protective mimicry. ╂[< Henry Walter Bates, 1825 1892, an English naturalist + ian] …
54protective mimicry — protective mimicry, a close resemblance of a defenseless animal to some different animal, which is less susceptible to attack from predators; Batesian mimicry. For example, the viceroy butterfly closely resembles the monarch, which is not eaten… …
55Mullerian mimicry — Mullerian mimicry. См. мимикрия Мюллера. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
56aggressive mimicry — A method of mimicry of one species by another that is hostile to it …
57Mullerian mimicry — Similarity (usually consisting of coloration) of several species that are distasteful, poisonous, or otherwise harmful to a predator; see Batesian mimicry …
58Batesian mimicry — [ beɪtsɪən] noun Zoology mimicry in which an animal is protected by its resemblance to one avoided by predators. Origin C19: named after the English naturalist Henry W. Bates …
59Müllerian mimicry — [mʊ lɪərɪən] noun Zoology a form of mimicry in which two or more harmful or unpalatable animals develop similar appearances as a shared protective device. Origin C19: named after the German zoologist J. F. T. Müller …
60Batesian mimicry — Bates′i•an mim′icry [[t]ˈbeɪt si ən[/t]] n. mimicry in which a species with poor defenses resembles another species that more successfully avoids predators • Etymology: after Henry Walter Bates (1825–92), English naturalist …
