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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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| 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 |