Feedback in Batesian mimetic systems

Authors

David Kizirian Kizirian, American Museum of Natural History
Jose Manuel Padial, University of Granada
Nicole Povlikin, Florida State University
Isaac Overcast, American Museum of Natural History
Maureen A. Donnelly, Florida International University
Marta Quitian, American Museum of Natural History
Marion Segall, American Museum of Natural History
Arianna Kuhn, American Museum of Natural History
Gwyneth Campbell, American Museum of Natural History
Ralph Saporito, John Carroll UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Publication Title

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Abstract

We propose a feedback model for Batesian mimetic trophic system dynamics that integrates evolutionary and ecological processes including those not directly related to mimicry such as nutrient transfer. The proposed feedback circuit includes a previously overlooked link, specifically: selection for predation on the mimetic phenotype, which results when predators consume palatable mimics, and which perpetuates predation on the mimetic phenotype that drives mimicry. Preservation of variation throughout the feedback loop may also explain polymorphism, suboptimal mimicry, and other aspects of mimetic trophic system evolution.

Comments

https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad020

Recommended Citation

Kizirian, David Kizirian; Padial, Jose Manuel; Povlikin, Nicole; Overcast, Isaac; Donnelly, Maureen A.; Quitian, Marta; Segall, Marion; Kuhn, Arianna; Campbell, Gwyneth; and Saporito, Ralph, "Feedback in Batesian mimetic systems" (2023). 2023 Faculty Bibliography. 51.
https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2023/51

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