Which risk increases for Batesian mimics when encounter rates with their distasteful models greatly decrease?

💡 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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