Increasing absolute prey community density protects aposematic models and their imperfect Batesian mimics: Evidence from Neotropical Adelpha butterflies
Abigail E. Robinson, Alejandra Camargo‐Cely, Julia Meyersiek, Colleen Fetherston, Sarah Speroff, Musfika Mishi, Kaela Sanborn, Maria Osipovich, Rachel Borzymowski, Jessica Herrmann, Susan D. Finkbeiner, Peter Michael Buston, Sean P. Mullen
The paper tests how increasing model unpalatability and absolute prey community density affects predation on Batesian mimics and finds both factors reduce predation.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2026 · PreprintEcology