Conflicting demands on detoxification pathways influence how common brushtail possums choose their diets

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2103-2112

  Marsh, Karen J ^a   Wallis, Ian R ^a   McLean, Stuart ^b   Sorensen, Jennifer S ^a,c   Foley, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c NPS Pharmaceutical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Common brushtail possum; Detoxification limitation hypothesis; Diet choice; Diet mixing; Generalist herbivore; Glucuronic acid (GA); Glycine; Plant secondary metabolites; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33745155349     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2103:CDODPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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