Do Mimic Hoverflies Spatially Match Their Bumblebee Models? Evidence From a Polymorphic Mimicry System

Blessing Chidinma Umeh, Markus A. K. Sydenham, Michael A. Patten

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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.74146
Published: 2026-08
Container: Ecology and Evolution
Publisher: Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ece3.74146,
  title = {Do Mimic Hoverflies Spatially Match Their Bumblebee Models? Evidence From a Polymorphic Mimicry System},
  author = {Blessing Chidinma Umeh and Markus A. K. Sydenham and Michael A. Patten},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ecology and Evolution},
  doi = {10.1002/ece3.74146},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74146}
}

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TI  - Do Mimic Hoverflies Spatially Match Their Bumblebee Models? Evidence From a Polymorphic Mimicry System
AU  - Blessing Chidinma Umeh
AU  - Markus A. K. Sydenham
AU  - Michael A. Patten
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ecology and Evolution
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.74146
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Umeh, B. C., Sydenham, M. A. K., & Patten, M. A. (2026). Do Mimic Hoverflies Spatially Match Their Bumblebee Models? Evidence From a Polymorphic Mimicry System. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.74146

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