Do hummingbirds have a sweet-tooth? Gustatory sugar thresholds and sugar selection in the broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology

• Publication date

  2012-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.11.012PMID 22155281
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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