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| Title |
The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Toxicon, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.02.013 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bryan G. Fry, Nicholas R. Casewell, Wolfgang Wüster, Nicolas Vidal, Bruce Young, Timothy N.W. Jackson |
| Abstract |
The evolutionary origin and diversification of the reptilian venom system is described. The resolution of higher-order molecular phylogenetics has clearly established that a venom system is ancestral to snakes. The diversification of the venom system within lizards is discussed, as is the role of venom delivery in the behavioural ecology of these taxa (particularly Varanus komodoensis). The more extensive diversification of the venom system in snakes is summarised, including its loss in some clades. Finally, we discuss the contentious issue of a definition for "venom", supporting an evolutionary definition that recognises the homology of both the venom delivery systems and the toxins themselves. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 300 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 288 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 66 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 51 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 15% |
| Researcher | 25 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 47 | 16% |
| Unknown | 49 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 155 | 52% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 37 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 23 | 8% |
| Unknown | 62 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 30. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 October 2023.
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#1,307,239
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Toxicon
#78
of 3,362 outputs
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#6,701
of 168,988 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Toxicon
#3
of 24 outputs
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