ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2020
How do predators generalize warning signals in simple and complex prey communities? Insights from a videogame.
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- Association mapping of colour variation in a butterfly provides evidence that a supergene locks together a cluster of adaptive loci.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Field evidence for colour mimicry overshadowing morphological mimicry.The Journal of animal ecology · 2021Article
- How do predators generalize warning signals in simple and complex prey communities? Insights from a videogame.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
The persistence of distinct warning signals within and between sympatric mimetic communities is a puzzling evolutionary question because selection favours convergence of colour patterns among toxic species. Such convergence is partly shaped by predators' reaction to similar but not identical stimulus (i.e. generalization behaviour), and generalization by predators is likely to be shaped by the diversity of local prey. However, studying generalization behaviour is generally limited to simple variations of prey colour patterns. Here, we used a computer game played by humans as surrogate predators to investigate generalization behaviours in simple (4 morphs) and complex (10 morphs) communities of unprofitable (associated with a penalty) and profitable butterflies. Colour patterns used in the game are observed in the natural populations of unprofitable butterfly species such as
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