‘Mimicry’ refers to the imitation of the colour and/or behaviour of one organism by another.
Selection to deceive the senses can lead to striking similarity among species. Learn More
“The most interesting butterfly of the world” (Poulton, 1924).
This section focuses on one of the most well known mimetic butterflies: Papilio dardanus. Learn More
The arthropods are an extremely diverse animal lineage.
At Middlesex University (London) we use genomics technology to gain better understanding of this diversity. Learn More
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