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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |