Evolution of toxicity in pitohuis: I. Effects of homobatrachotoxin on chewing lice (order Phthiraptera)

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Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 957-963

  Dumbacher, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; EVOLUTION; TOXICITY;

AVES; PHTHIRAPTERA; PITOHUI DICHROUS;

EID: 0032748707     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089675     Document Type: Article

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