Venom chemistry and ecology of Australian scorpions
Evans, Edward Robert Jonathan (2022) Venom chemistry and ecology of Australian scorpions. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Edward Evans studied multiple Australian scorpion species, focusing on poorly understood aspects of scorpion venom chemistry and ecological drivers of venom variation. Novel peptides were characterised, and small molecules identified from scorpion venoms. Additionally, venom variation associated with ontogeny, sex, and defensive venom use was described.
| Item ID: | 76634 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | scorpion, venom, optimization, evolution, plasticity, behavior, adenosine, purine, nucleoside, nucleotide, citric acid, glutamic acid, aspartic acid |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2022 Edward Robert Jonathan Evans. |
| Additional Information: | Two publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are: Chapter 1: Evans, Edward R.J., Northfield, Tobin D., Daly, Norelle L., and Wilson, David T. (2019) Venom costs and optimization in scorpions. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7. 196. Chapter 4: Evans, Edward R.J., McIntyre, Lachlan, Northfield, Tobin, Daly, Norelle L., and Wilson, David T. (2020) Small molecules in the venom of the scorpion Hormurus waigiensis. Biomedicines, 8 (8). 259. |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2022 23:48 |
| FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics > 320501 Medical biochemistry - amino acids and metabolites @ 35% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310308 Terrestrial ecology @ 35% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3109 Zoology > 310913 Invertebrate biology @ 30% |
| SEO Codes: | 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences @ 100% |
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