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Some species of tropical fireflies mimic the luminescent mating signals of females of a related species and will prey upon the males that have been attracted by the fake signal. How would you classify this behavior?
 
  Is it Batesian mimicry, Mllerian mimicry, a third form of mimicry, or no mimicry at all? Briefly justify your answer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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a third form of (aggressive) mimicry; the fake signals clearly involve mimicking the signals of another spe-cies, but this behavior does not fit Batesian or Mllerian mimicry, which are both defensive types of mimicry.
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