Bothrops atrox snakes are mostly endemic of the Amazon rainforest and is certainly the
South American pit viper responsible for most of the snakebites in the region. The …

Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying snake venom variability provides
important clues for understanding how the biological functions of this powerful toxic arsenal …

Lancehead pit-vipers (Bothrops genus) are an extremely diverse and medically important
group responsible for the greatest number of snakebite envenomations and deaths in South …

Endangered species that exist in small isolated populations are at elevated risk of losing
adaptive variation due to genetic drift. Analyses that estimate short‐term effective population …

Differences in snake venom composition occur across all taxonomic levels and it has been
argued that this variation represents an adaptation that has evolved to facilitate the capture …

Variability in the composition of snake venoms occurs in different taxa and is usually
correlated to snake fitness. Here, we compared B. atrox venoms from three different …

The toxin composition of snake venoms and, thus, their functional activity, can vary between
and within species. Intraspecific venom variation across a species' geographic range is a …

Coalescent-based algorithms coupled with the access to genome-wide data have become
powerful tools for assessing questions on recent or rapid diversification, as well as …

Investigating the role of historical and ecological factors structuring assemblages is relevant
to understand mechanisms and processes affecting biodiversity across heterogeneous …

Alongside modernity, the human activity has been a key factor in global environmental risks,
with worldwide anthropic modification being the cause of the emergence of diseases for wild …