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Mimicry in plants
In evolutionary biology, mimicry in plants are several forms of mimicry, such as Bakerian mimicry, Dodsonian mimicry and Vavilovian mimicry, of other organisms by plants, most commonly flowers.〔Mimicry is a difficult phenomenon to define. Approximately, one group of living things is perceived to be similar to another group (usually group = species) by a signal receiver, benefiting the signaller and (normally) harming the receiver.〕 In Pouyannian mimicry, a flower, such as some species of orchid, mimics a female insect, luring males in search of a mate to pick up or deposit pollen.
==Bakerian mimicry==
Bakerian mimicry, named after English naturalist Herbert G. Baker, is a form of ''automimicry'' or ''intraspecific mimicry'' that occurs within a single species. In plants, the female flowers mimic male flowers of their own species, cheating pollinators out of a reward. This reproductive mimicry may not be readily apparent as members of the same species may still exhibit some degree of sexual dimorphism, i.e. the phenotypic difference between males and females of the same species. It is common in many species of Caricaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America, and Africa.
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