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PHARMACOPHAGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Biology
DEF

Pharmacophagy is the preferential ingestion of non-nutritive compounds for purposes other than growth, maintenance, or storage.

CONT

The function of pharmacophagy in known cases is to acquire and sequester defensive chemicals, and in some cases use them in pheromoneproduction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Ingestion de substances choisies dans un dessein autre que pour les besoins nutritifs ou vitaux de l'organisme.

OBS

Par exemple, certains papillons ou batraciens ingèrent des alcaloïdes qui les rendent toxiques pour leurs prédateurs.

Spanish

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