Locomotor mimicry is a subtype of Batesian mimicry in which animals avoid predation by mimicking the movements of another species phylogenetically separated...
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Ant mimicry or myrmecomorphy is mimicry of ants by other organisms; it has evolved over 70 times. Ants are abundant all over the world, and potential...
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mimicry of the powerfully protected electric eel. Phylogenetics of mimicry Papilio dardanus (females mimic multiple model species) Locomotor mimicry This...
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males. Attitude (psychology) Biomimicry Chemical mimicry Locomotor mimicry Mimic octopus Molecular mimicry Psychology Preadaptation Semiotics Harper, Douglas...
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Caudal luring (category Mimicry)
Caudal luring is a form of aggressive mimicry characterized by the waving or wriggling of the predator's tail to attract prey. This movement attracts...
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forms of sticks and leaves. Many insects use mimicry to deceive predators into avoiding them. In Batesian mimicry, edible species, such as of hoverflies (the...
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Dazzled and Deceived (redirect from Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage)
Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage is a 2009 book on camouflage and mimicry, in nature and military usage, by the science writer and journalist...
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anti-predator strategy, but it can also be used as a form of aggressive mimicry. When induced by humans, the state is sometimes colloquially known as animal...
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postural and six locomotor elements, whereas flamboyant cuttlefish use between 42 and 75 chromatic, 14 postural, and seven textural and locomotor elements. The...
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takes smaller breaths during locomotion than during small pauses between locomotor bouts, indicating that there may be mechanical interference between the...
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For example, some male Canadian red sided garter snakes engage in female mimicry in which they produce fake pheromones after emerging from hibernation....
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fragmented wakefulness and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and reduced locomotor activity." Administration of acetyl-L-carnitine was shown to improve these...
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7–8. Riedman 1990, p. 11. English, A. W. (2009). "Limb movements and locomotor function in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)". Journal...
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indicative of this principally anaerobic muscle metabolism. Most of the locomotor muscle mass is concentrated proximally close to the body in shoulders...
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thought to give it traction on windblown desert sand, but this peculiar locomotor specialization is used on any substrate over which the sidewinder can...
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interaction of behavioral and morphological change in the evolution of a novel locomotor type: "flying frogs". Evolution. 44 (8): 1931–1946. doi:10.2307/2409604...
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can take the form of improvisation, pretense, interaction, performance, mimicry, games, sports, and thrill-seeking (including extreme or dangerous sports...
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NMDA receptor function has been linked to reduced social interactions, locomotor hyperactivity, self-injury, prepulse inhibition (PPI) deficits, and sensory...
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(1991). "The consequences of metamorphosis on salamander (Ambystoma) locomotor performance" (PDF). Physiological Zoology. 64 (1): 212–231. doi:10.1086/physzool...
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PMID 12517984. S2CID 12066187. English, Arthur Wm. (1976). "Limb movements and locomotor function in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)". Journal...
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frogs: Morphological evidence for the basal anuran locomotor condition and the radiation of locomotor systems in crown group anurans". Journal of Morphology...
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between live and artificial weakly electric fish: Electrocommunication and locomotor behavior of Mormyrus rume proboscirostris towards a mobile dummy fish"...
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Shugart, S. Katharine; Gander, Jennifer C.; Blob, Richard W. (2011). "Locomotor loading mechanics in the hindlimbs of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae):...
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expression Neural activity Neurotransmitter Drive-regulated behavior Locomotor activity Masking Neurobehavioral function Sleep-rated and waking behavior...
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ailments which restricted his mobility. Explanations for this have included locomotor ataxia and osteoarthritis. Before his death, Meredith was honoured from...
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