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Uptake of plant-derived specific alkaloids allows males of a butterfly to copulate
Certain butterflies utilize plant-acquired alkaloids for their own chemical defense and/or for producing male sex pheromone; a trait known as pharmacophagy. Males of the danaine butterfly, Parantica sita, have been reported to ingest pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) as adults to produce two PA-derived...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882650/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29615771 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23917-y |