Chemical defense of an Asian snake reflects local availability of toxic prey and hatchling diet

Species that sequester toxins from prey for their own defense against predators may exhibit population-level variation in their chemical arsenal that reflects the availability of chemically defended prey in their habitat. Rhabdophis tigrinus is an Asian snake that possesses defensive glands in the s...

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Autores principales: Hutchinson, D A, Savitzky, A H, Burghardt, G M, Nguyen, C, Meinwald, J, Schroeder, F C, Mori, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23853424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23853424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12004

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