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First insights into the role of evolutionary history in shaping venom composition of Vipera ammodytes

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  First insights into the role of evolutionary history in shaping venom composition of Vipera ammodytes Abstract Understanding intraspecific venom variation requires distinguishing the contributions of neutral population history from natural selection. This study aims to determine whether venom variation in the Vipera ammodytes species complex is structured across eight phylogenetic lineages. Despite a complex evolutionary history, venom composition did not differ among phylogenetic units within the analytical framework used, suggesting that shared ancestry alone does not explain venom variation. Whether local adaptation to environmental conditions explains the observed variation remains an open question for future studies. Lakušić, M., Piccoli, C., Anđelković, M., Andonov, K., Burić, I., Brito, J. C., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Merdan, S., Schmid, L., Tzoras, E., Florian-Hempel, B., & Martínez-Freiría, F. (2026). First insights into the role of evolutionary history in shaping venom co...

First record of Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 from Burkina Faso (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae)

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On Crypsidromus carinatus Valerio, 1980 and its palpal bulb morphology (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

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Under pressure: Clinical management of venom-induced compartment syndrome in snakebite–A scoping review of the global literature

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Comparative analysis of venom composition, enzymatic activity, and antivenom immunorecognition in neonates of four Bothrops species

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Animal models in venom and antivenom research: The need to align academic discovery with manufacturing and regulatory expectations

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Diet and hunting behavior of the gray wall jumping spider Menemerus bivittatus (Araneae: Salticidae) in homes in southern Campeche, Mexico

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First comprehensive description of the endemic Croatian polytrichous scorpion Euscorpius lagostae Di Caporiacco, 1950 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae)

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Hidden in the wrack: spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity and new records for Italy from Posidonia banquettes

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Formalization of nomenclatural acts proposed in Tang (2026) (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Chaerilidae, Scorpiopidae)

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First record of the family Bemmeridae Simon, 1903 from China, with descriptions of three new species of Damarchus Thorell, 1891 (Arachnida, Araneae)

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New species and records of Zora C.L. Koch, 1847 (Araneae, Miturgidae) from Armenia

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Abundance and use of microhabitats by the sicario spider Sicarius thomisoides Walckenaer, 1847 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in various environments of Mejillones, Antofagasta Region, Chile

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Rare Clinical Complications Following Scorpion Envenomation Worldwide: A Systematic Review

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Bungarus multicinctus venom induces pyroptosis via the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway in BV2 cells

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Androctonus auzaricus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) a new scorpion species from Deir ez-Zor Province, Syria

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New data on jumping spiders of the subfamily Spartaeinae (Araneae, Salticidae) from New Guinea, with the description of a new species

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Comparative characterization of Bothrops atrox venom compositional profiles and in vitro activities across distinct localities in the Brazilian Amazon

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