Pseudocopulation in Pouyannian mimicry Pseudocopulation is a behavior similar to copulation that serves a reproductive function for one or both participants...
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mating behavior can increase fertility. In this behavior known as pseudocopulation, one female assumes a male-like role and the other a female-like role...
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shorter and thicker. The mating of acorn barnacles is described as pseudocopulation. The goose barnacle Pollicipes polymerus can alternatively reproduce...
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it lands in search of its attractant. Other flowers use mimicry or pseudocopulation to attract pollinators. Many orchids, for example, produce flowers...
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PMC 2124481. PMID 17301016. Peakall R, Beattie AJ, James SH (October 1987). "Pseudocopulation of an orchid by male ants: a test of two hypotheses accounting for...
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orchids mimic females of particular insects, deceiving males into pseudocopulation. The yucca, Yucca whipplei, is pollinated exclusively by Tegeticula...
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was made by Australian naturalist Edith Coleman in 1928. The term "pseudocopulation" has since been coined to describe the phenomenon. The mimicking of...
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flower imitates a female mate, deceiving a male pollinating insect into pseudocopulation, Batesian, where a harmless species deter predators by mimicking the...
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plants are remarkable in that they successfully reproduce through pseudocopulation, that is, their flowers mimic female insects to such a degree that...
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The male wasp is tricked into pollinating the Ophrys orchid (via pseudocopulation) by mimicking the female wasp in appearance and scent. Kevin M. O'Neill...
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