Uncovering the functional basis of mantids that resemble plants

作     者：Wei Zhang David JLohman 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene ResearchSchool of Life SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing 100871China Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life SciencesAcademy for Advanced Interdisciplinary StudiesPeking UniversityBeijing 100871China Biology DepartmentCity College of New YorkCity University of New YorkNew York 10031 USA PhD Program in BiologyCity University of New YorkNew York 10016 USA Entomology SectionNational Museum of Natural HistoryManila 1000Philippines 

出 版 物：《Science China(Life Sciences)》 (中国科学（生命科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2024年第67卷第1期

页      面：215-216页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

主　　题：species functional mimic 

摘      要：Convergent evolution frequently causes one species to look like another to increase its survival.This“adaptive resemblancetakes many forms:edible species mimic noxious ones to avoid predation;camouflaged patterns allow an organism to blend into its environment;and being mistaken for an inedible object allows a prey species to masquerade as a twig or dead leaf.Adaptive resemblance is relatively common in insects,which comprise around 60%of known species.