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Taylor, Martin I. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3858-0712
(2017)
Evolution: Fangtastic venoms underpin parasitic mimicry.
Current Biology, 27 (8).
R295–R298.
ISSN 0960-9822
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Abstract
Venomous teeth are rare in fishes, which typically utilise spines for defence. A new study reveals the evolutionary origins of fangs and venom in the Nemophini blennies and shows that, in contrast to snakes and lizards, the fangs pre-date the venom.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2017 06:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2023 00:51 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63538 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.037 |
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