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← Nature & AnimalsWhich risk increases for Batesian mimics when encounter rates with their distasteful models greatly decrease?
A)Predator species extinction accelerates rapidly
B)Cryptic coloration adaptation is favored
C)Mortality rate due to predation increases✓
D)Model species populations experience outbreaks
💡 Explanation
Decreased encounters with models reduces predator aversion learned through negative experiences; therefore, predation on the mimic increases because frequency-dependent selection via the mechanism of mimicry is compromised, rather than adaptation through cryptic coloration being immediately favored.
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