Toxic but drank: gustatory aversive compounds induce post-ingestional malaise in harnessed honeybees.

BACKGROUND: Deterrent substances produced by plants are relevant due to their potential toxicity. The fact that most of these substances have an unpalatable taste for humans and other mammals contrasts with the fact that honeybees do not reject them in the range of concentrations in which these comp...

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Main Authors: Ainara Ayestaran, Martin Giurfa, María Gabriela de Brito Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2965165?pdf=render