Batesian mimicry

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Müllerian_mimicry
gptkbp:describes mimicry in which a harmless species mimics a harmful species
gptkbp:example hoverfly mimicking wasp
scarlet kingsnake mimicking coral snake
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1862
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Batesian mimicry
gptkbp:involves predator
mimic species
model species
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction behavioral resemblance
visual resemblance
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Henry_Walter_Bates
gptkbp:occurredIn animals
insects
plants
gptkbp:purpose avoid predation
gptkbp:relatedTo aposematism
gptkbp:requires model to be more common than mimic
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sesiidae
gptkb:Syrphidae
gptkb:Lycidae
gptkb:Papilionidae
gptkb:Müllerian_mimicry
gptkb:Henry_Walter_Bates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6