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Dung Beetles Eat Acorns to Increase Their Ovarian Development and Thermal Tolerance

Animals eat different foods in proportions that yield a more favorable balance of nutrients. Despite known examples of these behaviors across different taxa, their ecological and physiological benefits remain unclear. We identified a surprising dietary shift that confers ecophysiological advantages...

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Autores principales: Verdú, José R., Casas, José L., Lobo, Jorge M., Numa, Catherine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20404931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010114

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