Defensive Venoms: Is Pain Sufficient for Predator Deterrence?

Pain, though unpleasant, is adaptive in calling an animal’s attention to potential tissue damage. A long list of animals representing diverse taxa possess venom-mediated, pain-inducing bites or stings that work by co-opting the pain-sensing pathways of potential enemies. Typically, such venoms inclu...

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Autores principales: Niermann, Crystal N., Tate, Travis G., Suto, Amber L., Barajas, Rolando, White, Hope A., Guswiler, Olivia D., Secor, Stephen M., Rowe, Ashlee H., Rowe, Matthew P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7232307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316477
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12040260

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7232307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316477
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12040260

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