Name: 蝴蝶如何自我治療
Uploaded: 2015-02-09T15:44:53Z
Duration: 6 min 6 s
Description: 帝王班蝶和人類一樣為寄生蟲患病，生物學家 Roode 卻在研究時發現患病的雌蝶會把卵產在一種特別的植物上，讓下一代免為患病。牠們如何選擇這些植物？這種”新蝴蝶效應“可能會讓人類找到治病的新藥方。

Observations on the illness and consumption of a possibly medicinal plant Vernonia amygdalina (Del.), by a wild chimpanzee in the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Animal self-medication and ethno-medicine: Exploration and exploitation of the medicinal properties of plants

Behavioral immunity in insects

Ophryocystis elektroscirrha sp. n., a Neogregarine pathogen of the Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus (L.) and the Florida Queen Butterfly D. gilippus berenice Cramer1

Virulence-transmission trade-offs and population divergence in virulence in a naturally occurring butterfly parasite

A natural toxic defense system: Cardenolides in butterflies versus birds

Host plant species affects virulence in monarch butterfly parasites

Behavioural resistance against a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterfly

Self-medication in animals

帝王班蝶和人類一樣為寄生蟲患病，生物學家 Roode 卻在研究時發現患病的雌蝶會把卵產在一種特別的植物上，讓下一代免為患病。牠們如何選擇這些植物？這種”新蝴蝶效應“可能會讓人類找到治病的新藥方。

蝴蝶如何自我治療

Monarch butterflies battle deadly parasites by laying their eggs on specific milkweed plants that protect their offspring from disease. Although these insects have tiny brains, infected mothers consistently choose medicinal plants, which boosts their young's chances of survival. Just as elephants and porcupines self-medicate with plants, these butterflies challenge our assumptions about animal intelligence. Their strategies could inspire novel approaches for developing life-saving drugs in the face of evolving human pathogens.