Mimicry - When Animals Copy Other Animals

Mimicry is one of the most intriguing and fascinating evolutionary phenomena. This video takes an in-depth look at this unique survival strategy as well as the evolutionary mechanisms that gave rise to it.

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Voice-over by Matt Provenzano https://www.mattprovenzano.com

Special Thanks to Paul Bertner ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainfor... ) for letting me use his amazing collection of macro shots of ant-mimics,
to Analía V. López (    / analiavlopez   ) for letting me use her Egg Rejection Video.
and to Matthieu Berroneau (   / matthieuberroneau   ) for letting me use his Spider-tailed Viper photos.

CC Attribution: Because I have used a ton of creative commons material (too much for the description) I have included a spreadsheet with time codes and credit for (hopefully) all the material used. If I’ve missed anything let me know and I will add it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Sources:
The evolution of Müllerian mimicry – doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0403-y
Müllerian mimicry in bumble bees is a transient continuum – doi:10.1101/513275
Behavioural Ecology: Spiders Play the Imitation Game – doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.021
The perfection of mimicry: an information approach – doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0340
The distribution of bumblebee colour patterns worldwide - doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00878.x
Müllerian Mimicry as a Result of Codivergence between Velvet Ants and Spider Wasps – doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112942
Repeated evolution in overlapping mimicry rings among North American velvet ants – doi:10.1038/ncomms2275
Gene Flow in the Mullerian Mimicry Ring of a Poisonous Papuan Songbird Clade (Pitohui; Aves) – doi:10.1093/gbe/evz168
A rare predator exploits prey escape behavior – doi:10.1093/beheco/10.1.7
Mimics without models: causes and consequences of allopatry in Batesian mimicry complexes - doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0586
Diversity in mimicry: paradox or paradigm – doi:10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01483-9
Coral snakes predict the evolution of mimicry across New World snakes – doi: 10.1038/ncomms11484
Diversity in Müllerian mimicry: The optimal predator sampling strategy explains both local and regional polymorphism in prey - doi:10.1111/evo.12790
The optimal sampling strategy for unfamiliar prey doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01274.x
Versatile Aggressive Mimicry of Cicadas by an Australian Predatory Katydid - doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0004185
Mimicry, colour forms and spectral sensitivity of the bluestriped fangblenny – doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1819
An Experimental Study of Co-Evolution Between the Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, and its Hosts - doi:10.2307/4995
Striking difference in response to expanding brood parasites by birds in western and eastern Beringia doi:10.1111/jofo.12247
Melyrid beetles (Choresine) – doi: 10.1073pnas.0407197101
The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe – doi:10.1093/beheco/ari041
Cuckoo adaptations: trickery and tuning - doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00810.x
On some phylogenetic aspects of coral snake coloration and the associated mimicry complex
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