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mimicry ring: a standalone construct

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Entomology

a group of unrelated defended species sharing a common warning colour pattern in one area.

In entomology, mimicry ring refers to a group of unrelated defended species sharing a common warning colour pattern in one area. This meaning comes from Mallet (1995) in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.[1]

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References

Mallet, J., & Gilbert, L. E. (1995). Why are there so many mimicry rings? Correlations between habitat, behaviour and mimicry in Heliconius butterflies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 55(2), 159-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1995.tb01057.x

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