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Ecological release and venom evolution of a predatory marine snail at Easter Island.
PloS one - 20 May 2009
Duda Thomas F, Lee Taehwan
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BACKGROUND: Ecological release is coupled with adaptive radiation and ecological diversification yet little is known about the molecular basis of phenotypic changes associated with this phenomenon. The venomous, predatory marine gastropod Conus miliaris has undergone ecological release and exhibits increased dietary breadth at Easter Island. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We examined the extent of genetic...
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