A prominent entomologist, Henry Walter Bates developed the "Batesian mimicry" theory following his research in the Amazon.
Bates, Henry Walter
British Naturalist 1825-1892
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Henry Walter Bates
1825-1892
English naturalist whose theory of mimicry (now called Batesian mimicry) explained that color patterns of different species can be similar because nonpoisonous species mim...
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Henry Walter Bates (1825-1892) was an English explorer and naturalist. His fame rests principally on his zoological work, especially his insect collection, and his discovery of the principle of mimicr...
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Henry Walter Bates, an early supporter of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and the first scientist to offer an explanation of mimicry, was born in Leicester, England, the son of a hosiery manufacturer. Desp...
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