Males of a Strongly Polygynous Species Consume More Poisonous Food than Females

We present evidence of a possible case of self-medication in a lekking bird, the great bustard Otis tarda. Great bustards consumed blister beetles (Meloidae), in spite of the fact that they contain cantharidin, a highly toxic compound that is lethal in moderate doses. In addition to anthelminthic pr...

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Autores principales: Bravo, Carolina, Bautista, Luis Miguel, García-París, Mario, Blanco, Guillermo, Alonso, Juan Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111057

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