Behavioural evidence for self-medication in bumblebees?
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Behavioural evidence for self-medication in bumblebees? [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5ep] Previously titled: Weak and contradictory effects of self-medication with nectar nicotine by parasitized bumblebees
The presence of antimicrobial secondary metabolites in nectar suggests that pollinators, which are threatened globally by emergent disease, may benefit from the consumption of nectars rich in these metabolites. We tested whether nicotine, a nectar secondary metabolite common in and Solanaceae Tilia species, is used by parasitized bumblebees as a source of self-medication, using a series of toxi...
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The presence of antimicrobial secondary metabolites in nectar suggests that pollinators, which are threatened globally by emergent disease, may benefit from the consumption of nectars rich in these metabolites. We tested whether nicotine, a nectar secondary metabolite common in and Solanaceae Tilia species, is used by parasitized bumblebees as a source of self-medication, using a series of toxi...
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عنوان ژورنال: F1000Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.6262.2