Prophylactic self-medication and bacterial avoidance behaviours in Arctia plantaginis larvae

Prophylactic self-medication and bacterial avoidance behaviours in Arctia plantaginis larvae

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Insects have a range of behavioural defences that they can use against parasites. One of these behaviours is self-medication: the use of biologically active compounds by the host to ameliorate the effects of parasites and diseases. Another intuitive behaviour would be to avoid infection risks if the...

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Main Author: Murphy, Liam M.
Other Authors: Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sciences, Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
diet mixing
medication
prophylaxis
Arctia plantaginis
parasites
Ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia
Ecology and evolutionary biology
4011
täpläsiilikäs
loiset
suojaus
itsehoito
lääkehoito
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54611

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