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Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins

Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins

Hardcover

Series: Toxinology

Medical ReferenceChemistry

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ISBN10: 940076457X
ISBN13: 9789400764576
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Apr 7 2017
Pages: 446
Weight: 2.13
Height: 1.24 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.55
Language: English
This volume contains a section on the wider evolutionary context of venom in animals, the molecular evolutionary processes involved in generating diversity, and the concept of venom evolution as being driven by an arms race that also involves evolution of resistance to toxins by prey. It also studies the relationship between the evolution of toxins and the evolution of the animals that they evolved within. The last section discusses the evolution of venom delivery systems. The definition of a venomous animal, as opposed to a poisonous one, encompasses the evolution not just of toxins but also a specialized mechanism for administering them by injection.


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