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Page 144
... receiver is known and its reactions under- stood , however , the distinction is quite clear : in mimicry the signals have a special significance for the receiver and for the sender , which has evolved the signals in order to be ...
... receiver is known and its reactions under- stood , however , the distinction is quite clear : in mimicry the signals have a special significance for the receiver and for the sender , which has evolved the signals in order to be ...
Page 149
... receiver - need not al- ways be members of different species . In mimicry of the host by a parasite , for instance , the host species provides both model and receiver . In another type of mimicry the mimic and receiver are members of ...
... receiver - need not al- ways be members of different species . In mimicry of the host by a parasite , for instance , the host species provides both model and receiver . In another type of mimicry the mimic and receiver are members of ...
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... receiver . The importance of the signal receiver . Fundamental characteristics of mimicry are determined mainly by be- havioral properties of the signal receiver . A precise knowl- edge of the identity of the receiver and a thorough ...
... receiver . The importance of the signal receiver . Fundamental characteristics of mimicry are determined mainly by be- havioral properties of the signal receiver . A precise knowl- edge of the identity of the receiver and a thorough ...
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