Three species of snails that are toxic to their bird predators have evolved similar patterns of coloration that help notify the birds of their poisonous nature. This phenomenon is best described as
A) Müllerian mimicry.
B) Batesian mimicry.
C) character displacement.
D) crypsis.
E) homotypy.

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Müllerian mimicry is the phenomenon in which multiple toxic species evolve to have similar warning coloration to advertise their poisonous nature to predators. This helps predators avoid them and prevents the need for each species to evolve its own unique warning coloration. Therefore, the three toxic snail species evolving similar patterns of coloration indicates Müllerian mimicry.

Three Species of Snails That Are Toxic to Their Bird