R Sukumar

National Science Chair, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

R Sukumar

It is possible that the elephants couldn't detect the fungus in the crops because the chemical released by them, mycotoxins, are virtually odourless and tasteless.

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