Open AccessALCOHOL IS A NECESSARY EVIL FOR BATS
Author(s) -
Kathryn Phillips
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.019182
Subject(s) - fructose , sucrose , alcohol , ethanol , food science , ingestion , chemistry , biology , biochemistry
![Figure][1] While some species may find the ingestion of alcohol relatively pleasant, ethanol is still a potent toxin. But for species that rely on fruit for sustenance, it is a necessary evil. According to Francisco Sanchez and colleagues from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the toxic
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