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eye mimicry hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Entomology

the proposal that eyespots deter predators because they resemble the eyes of the predators' own enemies.

In entomology, eye mimicry hypothesis refers to the proposal that eyespots deter predators because they resemble the eyes of the predators' own enemies. This meaning comes from Stevens (2005) in Biological Reviews.[1]

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  1. Stevens, M. (2005). The role of eyespots as anti‐predator mechanisms, principally demonstrated in the Lepidoptera. Biological Reviews, 80(4), 573-588. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1464793105006810

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