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Predators avoid look-alikes of venomous snakes only when the real thing is around.

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Figure 1: Frequency-dependent mimicry.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3280, North Carolina, USA
    David W. Pfennig & William R. Harcombe
  2. Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, 78712-1064, Texas, USA
    Karin S. Pfennig

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  2. William R. Harcombe
  3. Karin S. Pfennig

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Pfennig, D., Harcombe, W. & Pfennig, K. Frequency-dependent Batesian mimicry.Nature 410, 323 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35066628

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