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ArticleNature2025

Mapping the adaptive landscape of Batesian mimicry using 3D-printed stimuli.

Christopher H Taylor, David James George Watson, John Skelhorn, Danny Bell, Simon Burdett, Aoife Codyre, Kathryn Cooley, James R Davies, Joshua Joseph Dawson, Tahiré D'Cruz and 16 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The floral illusion: A parasitic beetle mimics the scent of flowers to attract bees.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Christopher H TaylorSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. c.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-4299-7104
David James George WatsonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
John SkelhornBiosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Danny BellSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Simon BurdettSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Aoife CodyreSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0009-0002-4191-7598
Kathryn CooleySchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-3284-8149
James R DaviesSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3956-0465
Joshua Joseph DawsonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Tahiré D'CruzSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Samir Raj GandhiSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Hannah J JacksonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6941-6157
Rebecca LoweSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Elizabeth OgilvieSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Alexandra Lei PondSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Hallie ReesSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-4216-5951
Joseph RichardsonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Joshua SainsSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Francis ShortSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Christopher BrignellSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Gabrielle L DavidsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Hannah M RowlandPredators and Toxic Prey Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1040-555X
Mark EastFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-1146-0197
Ruth GoodridgeFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Francis GilbertSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Tom ReaderSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Funding

NERCUniversity of Nottingham
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a classic example of adaptation, harmless Batesian mimics gain protection from predators through resemblance to one or more unpalatable models

Indexed as

Biological MimicryBirdsPrinting, Three-DimensionalAnimalsBiological EvolutionColorFemaleMalePhenotypePredatory BehaviorSpidersWasps

Identifiers

PMID40604276
PMCPMC12367557

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