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SUMMARY:Dr. David Kikuchi
DESCRIPTION:Mechanisms of adaptation in coral snake mimicry



Dr. David Kikuchi, University of North Carolina



Friday, February 7th – 3:30PM – CTTC 4440Q



Faculty Host: Tom Sherratt



Evolution • Batesian Mimicry • Coral Snakes 



In Batesian mimicry, an undefended prey species (the mimic) evolves to resemble a defended one (the model) because of the selective advantage of this resemblance in deterring predation. Although Batesian mimicry is one of the oldest known examples of evolution by natural selection, it continues to provide insight into topics of current interest, including coevolution between signalers and receivers, the importance of shared evolutionary history in convergent evolution, and phenotypic change over rough adaptive landscapes. I have explored these questions by examining venomous coral snakes and their nonvenomous mimics.
LOCATION:4440Q Carleton Technology and Training Centre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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