Explain what the optimality assumption is by describing the assumed relationship between energy intake, energy expended and production of offspring. Specialists vs. Generalists Define and distinguish between a specialist and a generalist forager. Define and distinguish between pursuit time and search time. Some organisms, such as African lions, switch between being a generalist and being a specialist, depending on environmental conditions. Imagine a lion that is surrounded by lots of abundant prey that are out in plain view and easy to see.
Individual prey vary in their sizes and how easy they are to capture.
Explain your answers. The fly in the example is harmless, so this can't be Mullerian mimicry. The statement is true of Mullerian mimicry, but not of Batesian mimicry. Predators learn faster if there are two unpalatable species that look the same. In Batesian mimicry, where there is an unpalatable and a palatable species that looks the same, predators will learn more slowly because they may first encounter the palatable mimic.