Influence of mimicry on extinction risk in Aculeata: a theoretical approach.
M. Boutin, M. Costa, C. Fontaine, A. Perrard, V. Llaurens
This study uses a population dynamics model to show Mullerian mimicry reduces extinction risk in Aculeata but depends on sex ratios and can be destabilized by dual sex-limited mimicry.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2022Ecology