The Evolution of Mimicry

June 10, 2016

Dr. Christian Cox, Assistant Professor of Biology, is an author on a recently published paper in Nature Communications titled, “Coral snakes predict the evolution of mimicry across New World snakes”. In this paper, which was published on May 5, 2016, the research team presents the first definitive evidence that the spread of coral snakes throughout the Western Hemisphere over the last 40 million years, drove the distribution of the mimics.

Visit the University of Michigan’s website for a more in-depth discussion of this fascinating research and read the publication at Nature Communications.

Visit Dr. Cox’s website for more information on his research.