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Scorpions: A Presentation [PDF]
Toxins, 2014 Scorpions, at least the species of the family Buthidæ whose venoms are better known, appear as animals that have evolved very little over time. The composition of their venoms is relatively simple as most toxins have a common structural motif that is ...
Max Goyffon, Jean-Nicolas Tournier
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Venom Costs and Optimization in Scorpions [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Scorpions use venoms as weapons to improve prey capture and predator defense, and these benefits must be balanced against costs associated with its use. Venom costs involve direct energetic costs associated with the production and storage of toxins, and ...
Edward R. J. Evans +4 more
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Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida Scorpiones) Part XXVIII Scorpions of Djibouti
, 2022 Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme (2022): Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida Scorpiones) Part XXVIII Scorpions of Djibouti.
Kovařík, František, Lowe, Graeme
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BMC Research Notes, 2021 Objectives Annually, 1.2 million humans are stung by scorpions and severely affected by their venom. Some of the scorpion species of medical importance have a similar morphology to species with low toxicity.
Parisa Soltan-Alinejad +5 more
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Scaling distribution in scorpions [PDF]
Arthropods, 2013 Scorpions being solitary animals are interesting in their distribution patterns. Nevertheless, the subject of scorpion distribution has received relatively less attention than other ecological aspects of that group.
Michael R. Warburg
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A Comparative Study of Nesting Sites and Burrowing Habits of two Iranian Burrowing Scorpions
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2017 Background: The different features of scorpions can be successfully described by their nesting and burrowing behaviors. There is little information about burrowing activity of Iranian scorpions.
Babak Vazirianzadeh +5 more
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The Oncologist, EarlyView., 2021 Abstract Lessons Learned Osimertinib has confirmed effectiveness in this real‐world population of patients with EGFR‐mutant advanced non‐small cell lung cancer. Thromboembolic events occur more frequently than previously reported, suggesting a thrombotic diathesis that requires further investigation. Patients with at least three metastatic sites, brain
Martina Lorenzi +21 more
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First report of intraguild predation in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey [PDF]
, 2022 Scorpions are predators of a wide range of invertebrates even including other scorpions. Larger species commonly prey on smaller species or juveniles.
Yağmur, Ersen A. +5 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background: Scorpionism is a worldwide problem that has already made thousands of victims, and multi-disciplinary approaches for controlling their populations are to be more successful.
Gabriel Pimenta Murayama +3 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022 Photoperiod is an important environmental characteristic involved in the regulation of circadian physiological processes in living organisms. This experiment verified the effect of photoperiod on biomass gain and mortality in juvenile scorpions of the ...
José Rivaldo de Lima +4 more
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