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The best of both worlds? Rattlesnake hybrid zones generate complex combinations of divergent venom phenotypes that retain high toxicity.
Biochimie - 1 Oct 2023
Smith Cara F, Nikolakis Zachary L, Perry Blair W, Schield Drew R, Meik Jesse M, Saviola Anthony J, Castoe Todd A, Parker Joshua, Mackessy Stephen P
Abstract excerpt
Studying the consequences of hybridization between closely related species with divergent traits can reveal patterns of evolution that shape and maintain extreme trophic adaptations. Snake venoms are an excellent model system for examining the evolutionary and ecological patterns that underlie highly selected polymorphic traits. Here we investigate hybrid venom phenotypes that result from natural introgression...
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