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mimicry
mimicry The resemblance of one animal to another, which has evolved as a means of protection. In
Batesian mimicry, named after British naturalist Henry Bates (1825–92), the markings of certain harmless insects closely resemble the
warning coloration of another insect (the
model). Predators that have learnt to avoid the model will also avoid good mimics of it. This phenomenon is often found among butterflies.
Müllerian mimicry, named after German zoologist J. F. T. Müller (1821–97), involves the mutual resemblance of a group of animals, all harmful, such as the wasp, bee, and hornet, so that a predator, having experienced one, will subsequently avoid them all.
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Mimicry
Magazine article from: Intheblack; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...persuasive, it might be time to think about subtle mimicry. Mimicry as a scientifically measured and proven negotiation...vital ingredients in negotiation and deal making. Mimicry sounds like monkey business. They lean back, you...
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Vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer a factor for recurrence and lower survival.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly; 7/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...supporting of the role of vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer recurrence and poor survival...Japan, are suggesting that vasculogenic mimicry, which resembles angiogenesis but takes...grew tumors that exhibited vasculogenic mimicry, which they characterized as the development...
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Role of Antibody Paratope Conformational Flexibility in the Manifestation of Molecular Mimicry
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 2/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Molecular mimicry is a recurrent theme in host defense processes. The correlation of functional mimicry with the structural features of the antibody...investigated, addressing the consequences of mimicry in host immune mechanisms. Two anti...
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Rethinking bad taste: how much mimicry is outright cheating?
Magazine article from: Science News; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Generations of textbooks have presented animal mimicry as one of the marvels of evolution, allowing...still have a lot of questions about how mimicry works. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the...Both cases are in line with conventional mimicry standards. But Speed, of the University...
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Indigenous doom: Colonial mimicry in Faulkner's Indian tales
Magazine article from: The Faulkner Journal; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...property. Homi K. Bhabha's studies of "mimicry" and "cultural hybridity" offer a useful...Bhabha discusses the colonial subject's mimicry of colonial authority and argues that while this mimicry is not necessarily a conscious or intentional...
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Mimicry-related predation on two viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) phenotypes
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ranges of the viceroy's two eastern mimicry models: the monarch (Danaus plexippus...Heal, 1982, p. 95). Defensive mimicry, the superficial imitation of a defended...adaptive evolution. Indeed, defensive mimicry was one of the earliest applications of...
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Marriage mimicry: the law of domestic violence.
Magazine article from: William and Mary Law Review; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...relationships through what she terms a marriage-mimicry model. She uses the law of domestic violence...framework of according benefits a "marriage-mimicry" model. The legal system defines who...domestic violence reflects this marriage-mimicry model. (7) Legislatures first began...
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Call mimicry by Eastern Towhees and its significance in relation to auditory learning.
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Previous cases of vocal mimicry in this species involved the...AND METHODS The term "vocal mimicry" is used here in a purely...the specific issue of "call mimicry." Observations of presumptive call mimicries by towhees were obtained at...
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A Pilot Study of Vasculogenic Mimicry Immunohistochemical Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...patterns by tumor cells, termed vasculogenic mimicry (VM), is associated with increased...primary HCC tissue samples.Vasculogenic mimicry was absent in all 10 control cases and...recurrence (P = .01). Vasculogenic mimicry was not associated with the cause of liver...
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Mimicry software; a new option for electronic document delivery and transfer.
Magazine article from: Online; 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...your computer dictionary. The term "mimicry software" describes a new genre of software...in electronic document delivery today. Mimicry software mimics--through free viewer...and feel of an original document. Using mimicry software, a document can be opened and...
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Mimicry
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mimicry M ü llerian mimicry Mimicry may broadly be defined as imitation or copying of an action or image. In biological systems, mimicry specifically refers to the fascinating resemblance of an organism, called the “ mimic...
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mimicry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mimicry in biology, the advantageous resemblance...is classed as protective coloration .) Mimicry serves either to protect the mimic from...spiders that themselves resemble ants). Mimicry occurs in both plants and animals but is...
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Antigenic Mimicry
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Antigenic mimicry Antigenic mimicry is the sharing of antigenic sites between microorganisms and mammalian...antigenic determinant. This autoimmune response due to antigenic mimicry is known to be a crucial factor in the development of certain ailments...
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Mimicry, Camouflage, and Warning Coloration
Book article from: Biology
Mimicry, Camouflage, and Warning Coloration Many predators search for...mimic the coloration of the poisonous animals. This type of mimicry is referred to as Batesian mimicry, named after the nineteenth-century British naturalist who...
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Batesian mimicry
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
Batesian mimicry See mimicry .
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