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Bitter avoidance in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) and Mice (Mus musculus and Peromyscus leucopus)

Rejection of bitter substances is common in many species and may function to protect an animal from ingestion of bitter-tasting toxins. Since many plants are bitter, it has been proposed that high tolerance for bitterness would be adaptive for herbivores. Earlier studies conducted on herbivorous gui...

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Main Authors: Field, Kristin L., Beauchamp, Gary K., Kimball, Bruce A., Mennella, Julie A., Bachmanov, Alexander A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999000/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21090891
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020792
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