"Biological Mimicry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Resemblance in appearance, structure, function, sound, scent or behavior between related or unrelated species, occurring in the same geographic location.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.012.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Biological Mimicry- Biological Mimicry
- Mimicry, Biological
- Crypses
- Aposematism
- Aposematisms
- Batesian Mimicry
- Batesian Mimicries
- Mimicries, Batesian
- Mimicry, Batesian
- Mullerian Mimicry
- Mimicries, Mullerian
- Mimicry, Mullerian
- Mullerian Mimicries
Biological Camouflage- Biological Camouflage
- Biological Camouflages
- Camouflage, Biological
- Camouflages, Biological
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biological Mimicry" by people in Profiles.
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Butterfly mimicry rings run in circles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 01 24; 120(4):e2220680120.
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Mimicry can drive convergence in structural and light transmission features of transparent wings in Lepidoptera. Elife. 2021 12 21; 10.
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Disentangling Population History and Character Evolution among Hybridizing Lineages. Mol Biol Evol. 2020 05 01; 37(5):1295-1305.
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A shared genetic basis of mimicry across swallowtail butterflies points to ancestral co-option of doublesex. Nat Commun. 2020 01 03; 11(1):6.
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Butterfly Mimicry Polymorphisms Highlight Phylogenetic Limits of Gene Reuse in the Evolution of Diverse Adaptations. Mol Biol Evol. 2019 12 01; 36(12):2842-2853.
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Interplay between Developmental Flexibility and Determinism in the Evolution of Mimetic Heliconius Wing Patterns. Curr Biol. 2019 12 02; 29(23):3996-4009.e4.
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Apoprotein E and Reverse Cholesterol Transport. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Nov 06; 19(11).
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Aristaless Controls Butterfly Wing Color Variation Used in Mimicry and Mate Choice. Curr Biol. 2018 11 05; 28(21):3469-3474.e4.
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Frequency dependence shapes the adaptive landscape of imperfect Batesian mimicry. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 04 11; 285(1876).
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Does male preference play a role in maintaining female limited polymorphism in a Batesian mimetic butterfly? Behav Processes. 2018 May; 150:47-58.