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BATESIAN MIMICRY AND SIGNAL ACCURACY
Johanna Mappes,
Rauno V. Alatalo,
Johanna Mappes
Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Konnevesi Research Station, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorRauno V. Alatalo
Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Konnevesi Research Station, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorJohanna Mappes,
Rauno V. Alatalo,
Johanna Mappes
Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Konnevesi Research Station, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorRauno V. Alatalo
Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Konnevesi Research Station, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland
Search for more papers by this authorCorrespondence Editor: J. Mallet
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