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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Is temporal synchrony necessary for effective Batesian mimicry?

Abigail E Robinson, Isabel Novick, Jessica Herrmann, Lily DeFelice, Aidan Engel, Dina Famin, Colleen Fetherston, Bianca Frintu, Julia Meyersiek, Musfika Mishi and 4 more

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Abigail E RobinsonDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-2397-7853
Isabel Novick *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Jessica Herrmann *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Lily DeFelice *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Aidan Engel *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Dina Famin *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Colleen Fetherston *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Bianca Frintu *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Julia Meyersiek *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Musfika Mishi *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Tran Gia Ha Nguyễn *Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Peter M BustonDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5513-8259
Thomas N SherrattDepartment of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada.
Sean P MullenDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Funding

National Science Foundation 2021181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Batesian mimicry occurs when palatable mimics gain protection from predators by evolving a phenotypic resemblance to an aposematic model species. While common in nature, the mechanisms maintaining mimicry are not fully understood. Patterns of temporal synchrony (i.e. temporal co-occurrence) and model first occurrence have been observed in several mimicry systems, but the hypothesis that predator foraging decisions can drive the evolution of prey phenology has not been experimentally tested. Here, using phenotypically accurate butterfly replicas, we measured predation rates on the chemically defended model species

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Biological MimicryButterfliesPredatory BehaviorAnimalsBiological Evolutionfrequency dependenceimperfect mimicryphenologypredationtemporal synchrony

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PMID39837508
PMCPMC11750401

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