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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Main Authors: Joachim M. Surm, Yehu Moran
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-020-00171-w