Squamates include more than 11,000 extant species of lizards, snakes, and
amphisbaenians, and display a dazzling diversity of phenotypes across their over 200 …

Developmental phenotypic changes can evolve under selection imposed by age-and size-
related ecological differences. Many of these changes occur through programmed …

Background The rapid development of sequencing technologies resulted in a wide
expansion of genomics studies using venomous lineages. This facilitated research focusing …

Despite the medical significance to humans and important ecological roles filled by vipers,
few high-quality genomic resources exist for these snakes outside of a few genera of …

Animal olfactory systems evolved with changes in habitat to detect odor cues from the
environment. The aquatic environment, as a unique habitat, poses a formidable challenge …

Venoms have traditionally been studied from a proteomic and/or transcriptomic perspective,
often overlooking the true genetic complexity underlying venom production. The recent …

The genetic mechanisms that regulate transformation of genetic material from genotype to
phenotype influence evolutionary response to environmental change and promote species …