The evolution of self-medication behaviour in mammals
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz117
Abstract: Self-medication behaviour is the use of natural materials or chemical substances to manipulate behaviour or alter the body’s response to parasites or pathogens. Self-medication can be preventive, performed before an individual becomes infected or diseased,… read more here.
Keywords: behaviour mammals; evolution self; medication; self medication ... See more keywords