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Functional morphology of the pharyngeal teeth of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 9, Page 2286-2297, September 2026.
Abstract Many fish use a set of pharyngeal jaws in their throat to aid in prey capture and processing, particularly of large or complex prey. In this study—combining dissection, CT scanning, histology, and performance testing—we demonstrate a novel use of pharyngeal teeth in the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a species for which pharyngeal jaw anatomy had ...
Benjamin Flaum, Michael J. Blumer, Mason N. Dean, Laura J. Ekstrom   +3 more
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Systemic impact of intramuscular snake envenomation and intravenous immunoglobulin‐based antivenom treatment on murine plasma proteome and peptidome

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Snake envenomation remains a critical global public health challenge. In Brazil, the genus Bothrops is responsible for most accidents, typically resulting in coagulopathy, hemorrhage, and renal failure. Despite its clinical prevalence, the molecular mechanisms driving plasma protein disturbances remain poorly understood.
Bianca C. S. C. de Barros, Alison F. A. Chaves, Mariana S. L. C. Morone, Ana T. A. Sachetto, Marcelo L. Santoro, Oliver Schilling, Solange M. T. Serrano   +6 more
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Computational Studies of Snake Venom Toxins

Toxins, 2017
Most snake venom toxins are proteins, and participate to envenomation through a diverse array of bioactivities, such as bleeding, inflammation, and pain, cytotoxic, cardiotoxic or neurotoxic effects.
Paola G. Ojeda, David Ramírez, Jans Alzate-Morales, Julio Caballero, Quentin Kaas, Wendy González   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total synthesis and structural characterization of a novel protein scaffold from the snail Biomphalaria glabrata

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Disulfide‐rich miniproteins constitute compact and highly stable scaffolds of growing interest for molecular and structural engineering. Schistosomins are ~80‐residue proteins conserved across gastropods that form a long‐standing orphan family whose structure and biological roles have remained unknown.
Oleg Melnyk, Stéphanie Caby, Armelle Vigouroux, Christine Demanche, Rémi Desmet, Magalie Sénéchal, Benoît Snella, Alexandra Mougel, Céline Boidin‐Wichlacz, Aurélie Parmentier, Ugo Pasco, Sonia Cantel, Solange Moréra, Jérôme Vicogne   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antipredatory Strategies of Anurans: An Updated Conceptual Review

Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 9, Page 662-708, September 2026.
To unravel the evolutionary dynamics of predator–prey interactions, we propose an updated, three‐tiered classification of anuran antipredatory strategies. By mapping non‐behavioral, individual, and group defenses across five functional phases, this integrative framework introduces the concept of synergetic coupling.
Ubiratã Ferreira Souza, Lucas Rosado Mendonça, Carlos Jared, L. Felipe Toledo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A neuro‐behavioural model of neophobia

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1863-1876, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Fear can be defined as the internal neurological state that releases a repertoire of behaviours an animal performs to reduce the effect of an aversive factor. Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is a fundamental behavioural trait observed across a wide range of species from arthropods to humans.
Arik Dorfman, Aziz Subach, Inon Scharf
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct regulatory networks control toxin gene expression in elapid and viperid snakes

BMC Genomics
Background Venom systems are ideal models to study genetic regulatory mechanisms that underpin evolutionary novelty. Snake venom glands are thought to share a common origin, but there are major distinctions between venom toxins from the medically ...
Cassandra M. Modahl, Summer Xia Han, Jory van Thiel, Candida Vaz, Nathan L. Dunstan, Seth Frietze, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Stephen P. Mackessy, R. Manjunatha Kini   +8 more
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Searching for the beasts in the archive as methodological praxis

Geographical Research, Volume 64, Issue 3, August 2026.
This article offers searching for the beasts in the archive as a methodological tool available to researchers invested in both anticolonialism and antianthropocentrism. By focusing on three basic units of reference—categories, histories, and borders—the article shows how searching for the beasts unsettles some taken‐for‐granted assumptions that ...
Senel Wanniarachchi
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the venom components of necrotic tissue exudates from Naja atra venom-infected Guangxi Bama miniature pigs

Guangxi Yike Daxue xuebao
Objective To investigate the components of snake venom and the dynamic changes in protein expression in the exudates of necrotic tissues affected by the Naja atra venom in Guangxi Bama miniature pigs.
XIAO Manqi, GUAN Zhezhe, HU Shaocong, LI Yalan, ZHANG Ziyan, JIANG Ningjing, ZHANG Xuerong, LIAO Ming   +7 more
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Elapid Snake Venom Analyses Show the Specificity of the Peptide Composition at the Level of Genera Naja and Notechis

Toxins, 2014
Elapid snake venom is a highly valuable, but till now mainly unexplored, source of pharmacologically important peptides. We analyzed the peptide fractions with molecular masses up to 10 kDa of two elapid snake venoms—that of the African cobra, N.
Aisha Munawar, Maria Trusch, Dessislava Georgieva, Diana Hildebrand, Marcel Kwiatkowski, Henning Behnken, Sönke Harder, Raghuvir Arni, Patrick Spencer, Hartmut Schlüter, Christian Betzel   +10 more
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