Mimicry — For other uses, see Mimic (disambiguation). Plate from Henry Walter Bates (1862) illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row, third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae, second row, bottom row) In … Wikipedia
Social psychology (sociology) — Sociological social psychology, also known as psychological sociology, is a specialty area of sociology that relates macrosocial phenomena (e.g. social class) to the attitudes and behavior of individuals. [House, J. S. (1977). The three faces of… … Wikipedia
Batesian mimicry — is a form of mimicry typified by a situation where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a common predator. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work in… … Wikipedia
Eyespot (mimicry) — An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye like marking. They are found on butterflies, reptiles and birds. In members of the Felidae family (such as the Leopard Cat and leopard), ocelli are white circular markings on the backs of the ears.Eyespots … Wikipedia
Defense in insects — Biston betularia: the melanic carbonaria (left) and the more common light colored typica (right) Insects have a wide variety of predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians … Wikipedia
Polymorphism (biology) — Light morph Jaguar (typical) Dark morph or melanistic Jaguar (about … Wikipedia
Mirror neuron — A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.[1][2] [3] Thus, the neuron mirrors the behaviour of the other, as though the observer were itself acting. Such… … Wikipedia
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Predation — For alternative meanings of predator and prey, see Predator (disambiguation) and Prey (disambiguation). Predating can also mean dating earlier than : see wiktionary:predate. Indian Python swallowing a small Chital deer at Mudumalai National Park … Wikipedia
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Adaptation — This article is about the evolutionary process. For other uses, see Adaptation (disambiguation). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia