Insights into how development and life-history dynamics shape the evolution of venom
Abstract Venomous animals are a striking example of the convergent evolution of a complex trait. These animals have independently evolved an apparatus that synthesizes, stores, and secretes a mixture of toxic compounds to the target animal through the infliction of a wound. Among these distantly rel...
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Schriftenreihe: | EvoDevo |
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Online Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-020-00171-w |