| 单词 |
Batesian |
| 释义 |
Batesian, a.|ˈbeɪtsɪən|
[f. the name of H. W. Bates (1825–92), English naturalist: see -ian.]
Batesian mimicry Zool., a form of mimicry in which an edible species is protected by its resemblance to one which is avoided by predators. So Batesian mimic, the species which is so protected.
1896E. B. Poulton Darwin xxv. 214 Many cases which have been up to the present explained under the theory of true (Batesian) mimicry are now believed to come under that which we owe to F. Müller. 1899D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. vi. 339 The comparatively simple, hypothetical explanation, originally promulgated by Bates, is sometimes called Batesian mimicry; while the ‘inedible association’ hypothesis is termed Müllerian mimicry. 1933Discovery Nov. 357/2 The cuckoo's egg, a clear instance of Batesian mimicry deceiving the selective-agents, i.e., the foster-parents. 1951New Biol. X. 73 Müllerian and Batesian mimics may be involved together in nature in a complex mimetic association. |
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