Assessing Müllerian mimicry in North American bumble bees using human perception

Abstract Despite the broad recognition of mimicry among bumble bees, distinct North American mimicry rings have yet to be defined, due in part to the prevalence of intermediate and imperfect mimics in this region. Here we employ a generalization approach using human perception to categorize mimicry...

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Main Authors: Joseph S. Wilson, Aaron D. Pan, Sussy I. Alvarez, Olivia Messinger Carril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22402-x