Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 54, Problem 2TYK
The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is highly venomous and displays bright blue rings on its skin when threatened. These bright rings are a form of
- a. aposematic coloration.
- b. cryptic coloration.
- c. Batesian mimicry.
- d. Müllerian mimicry
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