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A Tricky Trait: Applying the Fruits of the "Function Debate" in the Philosophy of Biology to the "Venom Debate" in the Science of Toxinology.

Toxins - 7 Sept 2016

Jackson Timothy N W, Fry Bryan G

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The "function debate" in the philosophy of biology and the "venom debate" in the science of toxinology are conceptually related. Venom systems are complex multifunctional traits that have evolved independently numerous times throughout the animal kingdom. No single concept of function, amongst those popularly defended, appears adequate to describe these systems in all their evolutionary contexts and extant...

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PMID: 27618098
DOI: 10.3390/toxins8090263
PMCID: PMC5037489

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