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Nursing protects honeybee larvae from secondary metabolites of pollen

The pollen of many plants contains toxic secondary compounds, sometimes in concentrations higher than those found in the flowers or leaves. The ecological significance of these compounds remains unclear, and their impact on bees is largely unexplored. Here, we studied the impact of pyrrolizidine alk...

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Autores principales: Lucchetti, Matteo A., Kilchenmann, Verena, Glauser, Gaetan, Praz, Christophe, Kast, Christina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2849