Many venomous animals express toxins that show extraordinary levels of variation both
within and among species. In snakes, most studies of venom variation focus on front-fanged …

Feeding is a complex process that involves an integrated response of multiple functional
systems. Animals evolve phenotypic integration of complex morphological traits to covary …

Most traditional research on snake venoms has focused on front-fanged snake families
(Viperidae, Elapidae, and Atractaspididae). However, venom is now generally accepted as …

Snake venom research has historically focused on front-fanged species (Viperidae and
Elapidae), limiting our knowledge of venom evolution in rear-fanged snakes across their …

Intraspecific phenotypic variation can be used as a window into the ecological differences
among individuals of a species and lead to a better understanding of adaptive evolution …

The venom of Colombian specimens of the rear-fanged snake Pseudoboa neuwiedii
contains proteolytic and phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) activities, but is devoid of esterases …

The widespread Tantilla melanocephala is a South American snake, which has a
convoluted taxonomic history and a poorly addressed systematics. The taxonomic identity …

Keywords: centipede; CT scan; diet; feeding; rear-fanged; rim rock crowned snake;
Scolopendra; Tantilla oolitica; venom EN centipede CT scan diet feeding rear-fanged rim …

A chief goal in evolutionary biology is to understand how ecological factors and genetic
processes influence the evolution of traits. However, a complicating factor is that traits are …

We lay out mass-bulk theory (MBT)—relationships for gape-limited predators among relative
prey mass (RPM), relative prey bulk (RPB), prey shape, prey taxon, and feeding frequency …