mimicry (behavior)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004129",
  "term": "mimicry (behavior)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Unconscious or direct imitation of someone's posture, speech, behavior, movement and facial expression in order to gain advantage for reasons such as survival, protection, predation, reproduction etc.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Batesian mimicry",
    "aposematism",
    "mullerian mimicry"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "defensive behavior",
    "camouflage",
    "aposematic species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "mimetismo (comportamiento)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mimicry-behavior/"
}