Avoidance of selenium-treated food by mallards
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Abstract
Adult, male mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were given a choice between a control diet and a diet containing 5, 10 or 20 ppm selenium as selenomethionine dissolved in water and mixed into the diet. At 10 and 20 ppm, selenium-treated diets were avoided. Avoidance appeared to be caused by a conditioned response, probably to illness caused by the selenium and not to an aversion to the taste of the selenium.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Avoidance of selenium-treated food by mallards |
Series title | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
DOI | 10.1002/etc.5620090906 |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 9 |
Year Published | 1990 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Description | 4 p. |
First page | 1155 |
Last page | 1158 |
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