Flagellum Removal by a Nectar Metabolite Inhibits Infectivity of a Bumblebee Parasite
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.037
Abstract: Plant phytochemicals can act as natural "medicines" for animals against parasites [1-3]. Some nectar metabolites, for example, reduce parasite infections in bees [4-7]. Declining plant diversity through anthropogenic landscape change [8-11] could reduce the availability… read more here.
Keywords: plant; nectar; parasite flagellum; bombi ... See more keywords