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Female butterflies better than male in fooling predators, reveals study [1]

Female butterflies are better than their male counterparts at mimicking noxious and unpalatable butterflies, which helps them avoid bird predators, according to a study by scientists of the Nationa

Publication Date: 
09/11/2015
Shiv Sahay Singh [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Butterflies [4], Western Ghats [5], Scientists [6], Birds [7], Biodiversity [8]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/butterflies
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity