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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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| 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 |