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Cabinet of Curiosities: Venom Systems and Their Ecological Function in Mammals, with a Focus on Primates

Venom delivery systems (VDS) are common in the animal kingdom, but rare amongst mammals. New definitions of venom allow us to reconsider its diversity amongst mammals by reviewing the VDS of Chiroptera, Eulipotyphla, Monotremata, and Primates. All orders use modified anterior dentition as the venom...

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Autores principales: Rode-Margono, Johanna E., Nekaris, K. Anne-Isola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26193318
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins7072639