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>Dear all:
> Just a random question, but do any members of Gastropoda (or any other
>mollusks for that matter) display either Mullerian or Batesian mimicry? I
>can't seem to think of any examples and it is driving me up the wall. Also are
>there any members of all classes of Mollusca that display Convergent
>evolution, Adaptive radiation, Co-evolution, or Character displacement? I
>can't seem to think of mollusks but I sure can think of insects
>Thanks
>Sarah Watson
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Some years ago in Veliger, someone reported on an Anachis that mimicked an
amphipod, but I don't remember if it was Mullerian, Batesian, or just
camouflage. A scud snail, I guess. Unfortunately, I don't have the article
here to tell you more.
* G Thomas Watters *
* Ohio Biological Survey & *
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* Ohio State University *
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