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Ecology Flashcards

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Cryptic colouration

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Camouflage

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Aposematic colouring

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Warning colours

  • Poisonous animals use it to signal potential predators that they are poisonous
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Batesian mimicry

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A harmless specie mimics the coluring of a noxious species

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Mullerian mimicry

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When 2 noxious species evolve to look similar.

  • Creates a warning code for all predators that specific colours mean danger and poison
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