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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| 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 |