Behavioural evidence for self-medication in bumblebees? [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5ep]
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 Solanaceae and Tilia...
Main Authors: | David Baracchi, Mark J. F. Brown, Lars Chittka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2015-05-01
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Series: | F1000Research |
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Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/4-73/v2 |
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