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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. agonistic behavior
  4. defensive behavior
  5. mimicry (behavior)

Preferred term

mimicry (behavior)

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Unconscious or direct imitation of someone's posture, speech, behavior, movement and facial expression in order to gain advantage for reasons such as survival, protection, predation, reproduction etc.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • aposematism
  • Batesian mimicry
  • mullerian mimicry

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9005

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