Shanidar iv - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Health and Bot Med Midterm EXAM STUDY GUIDE complete graded A Zoopharmacognosy - -Animals that use plants as medicine -Can be preventative or therapeutic -Monarch butterflies: if heavy parasite loads, lay eggs on milkweeds (Asclepias spp., Aponcynaceae) that produce cardenolides to protect offspring from parasites -Fruit flies: selectively lay eggs on high-ethanol substrates to prevent parasitic wasp infection -Chimps: chew bitter pith of sesquiterpene lactones which are anti-he...

Health and Bot Med Midterm Exam 2023 Zoopharmacognosy - Correct Answer -Animals that use plants as medicine -Can be preventative or therapeutic -Monarch butterflies: if heavy parasite loads, lay eggs on milkweeds (Asclepias spp., Aponcynaceae) that produce cardenolides to protect offspring from parasites -Fruit flies: selectively lay eggs on high-ethanol substrates to prevent parasitic wasp infection -Chimps: chew bitter pith of sesquiterpene lactones which are anti-helminthic, among other ...