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Female-biased population divergence in the venom of the Hentz striped scorpion (Centruroides hentzi).
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology - 15 Sept 2018
Ward Micaiah J, Ellsworth Schyler A, Hogan Michael P, Nystrom Gunnar S, Martinez Paul, Budhdeo Amisha, Zelaya Roxana, Perez Alexander, Powell Barclay, He Huan, Rokyta Darin R
Abstract excerpt
Sex-biased genes are expressed at higher levels in one sex and contribute to phenotypic differences between males and females, as well as overall phenotypic variation within and among populations. Venom has evolved primarily for predation and defense, making venom expression a highly variable phenotype as a result of local adaptation. Several scorpion species have shown both intraspecific and intersexual venom...
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