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Tag: Mimicry

Diuris brumalis
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Floral mimicry of Faboideae in an Australian orchid

by Alex AssiryDecember 11, 2018December 10, 2018
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Chiloglottis trapeziformis with Neozeleboria cryptoides
Annals of Botany Featured News in Focus

Orchid seeks the most passionate pollinators

It’s not enough to mimic a female – you have to do it well.

by Guest AuthorOctober 2, 2018October 2, 2018
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Scarabaeus laticollis
Plant Cuttings

Curious case of Cape coprobotany

Now, and please be honest, if you saw an article entitled, “Faecal mimicry by seeds ensures dispersal by dung beetles” you’d want to read it, right?

by Nigel ChaffeyFebruary 12, 2016December 21, 2016
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Image: Klomp et al., Biology Letters 10: 20140743, 2014. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0776]
Plant Cuttings

Looks like leaf-like lizards live longer

Draco cornutus lizards live longer thanks to leaf-like colouration and mimicry.

by Nigel ChaffeyJuly 21, 2015August 3, 2015
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Warning: Aposematism Alert!

Kazuo Yamazaki and Simcha Lev-Yadun suggest reflect that the production of white trichomes by some plants might mimic arthropod silk.

by Nigel ChaffeyMarch 17, 2015March 10, 2015
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The King of Observers

by Antoine Le Gal, Aurélien AzamMay 31, 2013February 8, 2018
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