Venom gland size and venom complexity-essential trophic adaptations of venomous predators: A case study using spiders

PEKÁR, Stanislav, Ondřej BOČÁNEK, Ondřej MICHÁLEK, Lenka PETRÁKOVÁ, Charles HADDAD, Ondrej ŠEDO and Zbyněk ZDRÁHAL. Venom gland size and venom complexity-essential trophic adaptations of venomous predators: A case study using spiders. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY. 2018, vol. 27, No 21, p. 4257-4269. ISSN 0962-1083. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14859.

Basic information

Original name

Venom gland size and venom complexity-essential trophic adaptations of venomous predators: A case study using spiders

Authors

PEKÁR, Stanislav (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ondřej BOČÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej MICHÁLEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka PETRÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Charles HADDAD (710 South Africa), Ondrej ŠEDO (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Zbyněk ZDRÁHAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 2018, 0962-1083

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10613 Zoology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.855

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/18:00101582

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14859

UT WoS

000449800900009

Keywords in English

Araneae;venom;gland

Tags

CF PROT, rivok

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

Specialized predators possess a variety of adaptations. In venomous predators, this may include the size of the venom gland and venom composition. It is expected that due to different foraging strategies, predators with a wide trophic niche (generalists) should possess larger venom glands that contain more diversified components than predators with a narrow niche (specialists). We focused on spiders, as the most diversified group of venomous predators, in which a wide variety of trophic strategies have evolved.

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GA15-14762S, research and development project	Name: Koevoluce potravní-specializace a složení jedu u pavouků Investor: Czech Science Foundation
LM2015043, research and development project	Name: Česká infrastruktura pro integrativní strukturní biologii (Acronym: CIISB) Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LQ1601, research and development project	Name: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020) Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR