Acorn Consumption Improves the Immune Response of the Dung Beetle Thorectes lusitanicus

Thorectes lusitanicus, a typically coprophagous species is also actively attracted to oak acorns, consuming, burying them, and conferring ecophysiological and reproductive advantages to both the beetle and the tree. In this study, we explored the possible relation between diet shift and the health s...

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Autores principales: Verdú, José R., Casas, José L., Cortez, Vieyle, Gallego, Belén, Lobo, Jorge M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069277

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069277

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