Evolution of venomous animals and their toxins / P. Gopalakrishnakone, editor-in-chief ; Anita Malhotra, editor.
Malhotra, Anita, editor.; Gopalakrishnakone, P., editor.
2017
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Title Evolution of venomous animals and their toxins / P. Gopalakrishnakone, editor-in-chief ; Anita Malhotra, editor.
ISBN 9789400764583 (electronic book)
9400764588 (electronic book)
9789400764576
9789400764590
940076457X
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6458-3
Published Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, 2017.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-94-007-6458-3 doi
Call Number QL100
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.6/5
Summary 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.
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 6, 2017).
Added Author Malhotra, Anita, editor.
Gopalakrishnakone, P., editor.
Series Toxinology, 2542-761X
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