Weak and contradictory effects of self-medication with nectar nicotine by parasitized bumblebees

F1000Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Baracchi, David ^a   Brown, Mark J F ^b   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; BUMBLEBEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA BOMBI; DIETARY INTAKE; INTESTINE INFECTION; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE VIABILITY; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 84931274716     PISSN: 20461402     EISSN: 1759796X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.6262.1     Document Type: Article

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