K(+) Excretion: The Other Purpose for Puddling Behavior in Japanese Papilio Butterflies

To elucidate the purpose of butterfly puddling, we measured the amounts of Na(+), K(+), Ca(2+), and Mg(2+) that were absorbed or excreted during puddling by male Japanese Papilio butterflies through a urine test. All of the butterflies that sipped water with a Na(+) concentration of 13 mM absorbed N...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Takashi A., Ito, Tetsuo, Hagiya, Hiroshi, Hata, Tamako, Asaoka, Kiyoshi, Yokohari, Fumio, Niihara, Kinuko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25955856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126632

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25955856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126632

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