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ReviewToxins2019

Evolutionary Ecology of Fish Venom: Adaptations and Consequences of Evolving a Venom System.

Richard J Harris, Ronald A Jenner

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Review in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. A comprehensive overview of fish envenomation and venom toxicity in Brazil.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Richard J HarrisVenom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia. rharris2727@googlemail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4412-2275
Ronald A JennerDepartment of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London, UK. r.jenner@nhm.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on venomous animals has mainly focused on the molecular, biochemical, and pharmacological aspects of venom toxins. However, it is the relatively neglected broader study of evolutionary ecology that is crucial for understanding the biological relevance of venom systems. As fish have convergently evolved venom systems multiple times, it makes them ideal organisms to investigate the evolutionary ecology of venom on a broader scale. This review outlines what is known about how fish venom systems evolved as a result of natural enemy interactions and about the ecological consequences of evolving a venom system. This review will show how research on the evolutionary ecology of venom in fish can aid in understanding the evolutionary ecology of animal venoms more generally. Further, understanding these broad ecological questions can shed more light on the other areas of toxinology, with applications across multiple disciplinary fields.

Indexed as

Fish VenomsAnimalsBiological EvolutionEcologySex CharacteristicsFish Venomsaposematismcoevolutionecological nicheecologyevolutionevolutionary ecologyfishmimicrynatural enemy interactionsvenom

Identifiers

PMID30678265
PMCPMC6409815

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