- Pseudoco****tion in
Pouyannian mimicry Pseudoco****tion is a
behavior similar to co****tion that
serves a
reproductive function for one or both parti****nts...
-
Pouyannian mimicry Pouyannian mimicry is a form of
mimicry in
plants that
deceives an
insect into
attempting to co****te with a flower. The
flower mimics...
-
allowing it to hunt undetected.
Mimicry is not
limited to animals; in
Pouyannian mimicry, an
orchid flower is the mimic,
resembling a
female bee, its model;...
- Vavilovian,
where a weed is
unintentionally selected to
resemble a crop plant;
Pouyannian, in
which a
flower imitates a
female mate,
deceiving a male pollinating...
- into
pollinating the
Ophrys orchid via pseudoco****tion. The orchid's
Pouyannian mimicry has the
flower effectively mimicking the
female wasp in appearance...
- and the
spring silk bee (Colletes cunicularius). This is an
example of
Pouyannian mimicry The
following subspecies are
currently recognized:
Ophrys fusca...
-
enabling a
predatory mimic to
approach its prey; or reproductive, as in
Pouyannian mimicry, when an
orchid chemically (and visually)
resembles a pollinator...
- ****ual In
vertebrates Wasmannian In
plants Bakerian Dodsonian Gilbertian Pouyannian Vavilovian Related topics Anti-predator
adaptation Animal communication...
- co****te (pseudoco****tion) with
these specialized flowers, that
mimic (
pouyannian mimicry) the
shape and the
scent of the females, with the
purpose of deceiving...
